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Metre : Environmental Health Terms
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A standardised unit of length in the metric system originally introduced by the French Academy in 1791. Although originally defined as being 1 × 10−7 the distance from the North Pole to the equator, it has now been redefined in terms of the...
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Metre : Phonetics and Phonology Terms
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n. (also meter) 1. The rhythmical arrangement of syllables in verse, according to the number and types of feet used. For example, iambic pentameter employs lines of five feet, each foot an iamb. 2. The rhythm of ordinary speech, especially in a...
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Meter : Forensic Science Terms
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The basic unit of length of the metric system, abbreviated with the letter...
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Nanometre : Environmental Health Terms
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A unit of length, one nanometre being equivalent to one-millionth of a...
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Metre Information
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The metre or meter[1](symbol: m) is the fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The metre was originally defined by a prototype object meant to represent 1⁄10,000,000 the distance between the poles and the Equator. Today,...


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