meter
US: /ˈmitɝ/
UK: /mˈiːtɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
meter /'mi:tə/- danh từ
- cái đo; cái đòng hồ đo; người đo ((thường) trong từ ghép)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) (như) metre
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 (especially in compounds) a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc: A man came to read the gas meter. + The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.
See also -
2 = PARKING METER
3 (-meter) (in compounds) a device for measuring the thing mentioned: speedometer + altimeter + calorimeter
4 (AmE) = METRE
+ verb [VN] to measure sth (for example how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used) using a meter(also meter)
+ noun
a machine beside the road that you put money into when you park your car next to it
Collocation
ADJ.
electricity, gas, light, moisture, parking, sound-level, water | card, prepayment, slot, token
The token meter is operated by tokens costing £1 or £5.
VERB + METER
read
The electricity company will send an employee to read your meter.
| fit, install
METER + VERB
tick
The taxi waited, its motor running, the meter ticking away.
METER + NOUN
reader, reading | box, cupboard
Concise dictionary
meters|metered|metering'mɪːtə(r)noun
+the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
+any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
+(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
+rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
verb
+measure with a meter
+stamp with a meter indicating the postage
