Metre vs Mitre - What's the difference?
metre | mitre |
(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
* 1873 , The Young Englishwoman , April
* 1928 , The Observer , April 15
(British, rare)
(poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.
(heraldry) A heraldic representation of this covering, usually displayed on top of a bishop's or archbishop's coat of arms.
The surface forming the bevelled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint.
A sort of base money or coin.
(commonwealth)
As nouns the difference between metre and mitre
is that metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to 3947/127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches while mitre is a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, mostly recently a tall cap with two points or peaks.As verbs the difference between metre and mitre
is that metre is an alternative spelling of lang=en while mitre is (commonwealth) an alternative spelling of lang=en.metre
English
(wikipedia metre)Alternative forms
* meterEtymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
- The measures of length above the metre' are ten times ... greater than the ' metre .
- A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
- 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
* mDerived terms
* cubic metre * metrology * metric * metre per second * square metreSee also
*External links
*SI prefixes*
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Verb
(metr)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) SeeVerb
(metr)See also
* metronome * metric *Anagrams
* * * ----mitre
English
(wikipedia mitre)Noun
(en noun)- (Fairholt)