noun

metres

meters

The room is five metres long.

The room is five meters long.

She ran 100 metres in 12 seconds.

She ran 100 meters in 12 seconds.

((number)) metres a unit of length The swimming pool is 25 meters long.

Synonyms: none (it's a unit of measurement); Antonyms: none

From Greek 'metron', meaning 'measure'.

This is the British spelling. The American spelling is 'meters'.

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