Meter

·noun ·Alt. of Metre.

II. Meter ·noun One who, or that which, metes or measures. ·see Coal-meter.

III. Meter ·noun A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

IV. Meter ·noun An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured.

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·- A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as, barometer, chronometer, dynamometer. ...

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Candle meter
·add. ·- The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter; — used as a unit o...

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Coal-meter
·noun A licensed or official coal measurer in London. ·see <<Meter>>. ...

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Coulomb meter
·add. ·- Any instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs. ...

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Phase meter
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of <<Phasemeter>>. ...

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Torsion meter
·add. ·- An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and hence the horse power of an engine...

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Water meter
·- A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a st...

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