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Metre vs Actus - What's the difference?

metre | actus |

As nouns the difference between metre and actus

is that metre is the basic unit of length in the international system of units (si: système international d'unités) it is equal to (approximately 3937) imperial inches or metre can be the rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition while actus is an ancient roman unit of length, approximately 355 metres.

As a verb metre

is (british|rare) or metre can be (poetry|music) to put into metrical form.

metre

English

(wikipedia metre)

Alternative forms

* meter

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

  • (en noun)
  • The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
  • * 1797 , The Monthly magazine and British register , No. 3
    • The measures of length above the metre' are ten times ... greater than the ' metre .
  • * 1873 , The Young Englishwoman , April
    • A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
  • * 1928 , The Observer , April 15
    • The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
    Usage notes
    * This, rather than meter'', is the spelling adopted by the chose to use ''meter in accordance with the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual.
    Synonyms
    * m
    Derived terms
    * cubic metre * metrology * metric * metre per second * square metre
    See also
    *
    External links
    * SI prefixes * International Bureau of Weights and Measures

    Verb

    (metr)
  • (British, rare)
    • Usage notes
    The standard spelling of the verb meaning to measure'' is meter''' throughout the English-speaking world. The use of the spelling ' metre for this sense (outside music and poetry) is possibly mis-spelling.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) metrum, from (etyl) See

    Noun

  • (en noun) (British, Canada)
  • The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

    • Verb

    (metr)
  • (poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
    • See also
    * metronome * metric *

    Anagrams

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    actus

    English

    Noun

  • An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately 35.5 metres.
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