| metre | |
| 1. n. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to | |
| 2. v. (UK, rare) alternative spelling of meter | |
| 3. n. (UK, Canada) | |
| 4. n. The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition. | |
| 5. v. (poetry, music) To put into metrical form. | |
