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Meter [fr. mete, Sax.], an instrument of measurement, as a coal-meter, a land-meter.It means a set of integrating instruments used to measure the amount of electrical energy supplied or the quantity of electrical energy contained in the supply, in a given time, which include whole current meter and metering equipment such as current transformer, capacitor voltage atjormsurer or potential or voltage transformer with necessary wiring and accessories. [Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, R. 2 (1) (aca)]...
Candle meter
The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of one meter used as a unit of illumination except in Great Britain...
Coal meter
A licensed or official coal measurer in London See Meter...
Meter
One who or that which metes or measures See Coal meter...
Measurer, or Meter
Measurer, or Meter, an officer in the City of London who measured woollen cloths, coals, etc. see ALNAGER...
decathlon
In the modern Olympic Games a composite contest consisting of a 100 meter run a broad jump putting the shot a running high jump a 400 meter run throwing the discus a 100 meter hurdle race pole vaulting throwing the javelin and a 1500 meter run...
Centimeter
The hundredth part of a meter a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty nine hundredths 03937 of an inch See Meter...
Metrical
Of or pertaining to the meter arranged in meter consisting of verses as metrical compositions...
Metric system
A system of weights and measures originating in France the use of which is required by law in many countries and permitted in many others including the United States the system is also called by its French name Le Systegraveme International de Uniteacutes abbreviated SI The principal unit of length is the meter see Meter From this are formed the are the liter the stere the gram etc These units and others derived from them are divided decimally and larger units are formed from multiples by 10 100 1000 and 10000 The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes deka formerly deca hecto kilo and myria seldom used successive parts by deci centi and milli The prefixes mega and micro are used to denote a multiple by one million and the millionth part respectively giga and nano denote multiples of one billion 1000000000 and one billionth respectively The prefix for one trillion 1012 is tera and for one trillionth 10 12 is pico for one quintillion 1015 peta and for 10 15 one quintillion...
Millimeter
A lineal measure in the metric system containing the thousandth part of a meter equal to 03937 of an inch See 3d Meter...
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