[The length] of [the path] travelled by light in a [vacuum] during the time interval of 1/299792458 seconds.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/128287/metreRSS for NodeTue, 23 Jun 2026 19:42:18 GMTThu, 12 Dec 2019 02:02:35 GMT60n. [impractical] French unit of length based roughly on the circumference of the earth. Supporters claim that metres (and other [metric] measures) are more practical than Imperial measures despite [the invention] of the metric foot (0.3 metres) and the metric yard (0.9 metres), which defy the point of metrication.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/250588https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/250588Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:34:02 GMTA measure of length, the base unit for length in the [metric] scale. Although spelt [meter] in the United States, the [proper spelling] is metre.

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