Толковый словарь английского языка - meter
Meter
meter
I. noun see: measure Date: before 12th century 1. systematically arranged and measured rhythm in verse:, rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern , rhythm characterized by regular recurrence of a systematic arrangement of basic patterns in larger figures , a measure or unit of metrical verse, a fixed metrical pattern ; verse form, the basic recurrent rhythmical pattern of note values, accents, and beats per measure in music, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from meten to mete Date: 14th century one that measures, III. noun Etymology: French mètre, from Greek metron measure Date: 1797 the base unit of length in the International System of Units that is equal to the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in {frac1/299,792,458} second or to about 39.37 inches, IV. noun Etymology: -~ Date: 1815 an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the time or amount of something , postage ~ , V. transitive verb Date: 1878 to measure by means of a ~, to supply in a measured or regulated amount, to print postal indicia on by means of a postage ~
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:
См. в других словарях
1.
comb. form 1 forming nouns denoting measuring instruments (barometer). 2 Prosody forming nouns denoting lines of poetry with a specified number of measures (pentameter). METER 1. n. & v. --n. 1 a person or thing that measures, esp. an instrument for recording a quantity of gas, electricity, etc. supplied, present, or needed. 2 = parking-meter (see PARK). --v.tr. measure by means of a meter. Etymology: ME f. METE(1) + -ER(1) 2. US var. of METRE(1). 3. US var. of METRE(2). ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 2341 | |
2 | 2014 | |
3 | 1334 | |
4 | 1203 | |
5 | 1200 | |
6 | 1144 | |
7 | 1117 | |
8 | 998 | |
9 | 983 | |
10 | 923 | |
11 | 828 | |
12 | 816 | |
13 | 805 | |
14 | 804 | |
15 | 734 | |
16 | 711 | |
17 | 685 | |
18 | 643 | |
19 | 635 | |
20 | 603 |