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meter

/ˈmiːtə/ /ˈmitəɹ/

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noun

Messgerät, Zähler

(always meter) A device that measures things.

Examples :

"The meter on my sewing machine measures how much fabric I've used. "

Der Zähler an meiner Nähmaschine misst, wie viel Stoff ich verbraucht habe.

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noun

Parkuhr

(always meter) A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.

Examples :

"The student inserted money into the parking meter to park their car near the school. "

Der Student warf Geld in die Parkuhr, um sein Auto in der Nähe der Schule zu parken.

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noun

Messgerät, Zähler

(always meter) One who metes or measures.

Examples :

"a labouring coal-meter"

ein arbeitender Kohlenzähler

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Meter

(elsewhere metre) The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived of as 1/10000000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299792458 second.

Examples :

"The scientist measured the length of the table in meters. "

Der Wissenschaftler maß die Länge des Tisches in Metern.

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noun

Metrum, Takt

(elsewhere metre) An increment of music; the overall rhythm; particularly, the number of beats in a measure.

Examples :

"The song has a fast meter, with four beats per measure. "

Das Lied hat ein schnelles Metrum mit vier Taktschlägen pro Takt.

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Metrum, Versmaß

(elsewhere metre) The rhythm pattern in a poem.

Examples :

"The poem's meter was iambic pentameter, making it sound pleasing to the ear. "

Das Metrum des Gedichts war ein Jambus mit fünf Hebungen, was es für das Ohr angenehm klingen ließ.

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noun

Leine, Schnur

(elsewhere metre) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Examples :

"The fisherman added a meter to his fishing net to make it stronger. "

Der Fischer fügte seinem Fischernetz eine Leine hinzu, um es widerstandsfähiger zu machen.

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noun

Gedicht

Examples :

"My favorite English teacher wrote a beautiful meter about the changing seasons. "

Mein Lieblingslehrer für Englisch schrieb ein wunderschönes Gedicht über die wechselnden Jahreszeiten.

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verb

Messen, abmessen

To measure with a metering device.

Examples :

"The technician used a special gauge to meter the amount of water flowing through the pipe. "

Der Techniker benutzte ein spezielles Messgerät, um die Wassermenge zu messen, die durch das Rohr floss.

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verb

abstempeln, frankieren

To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.

Examples :

"The postal worker used a postage meter to meter the letter before dropping it in the mailbox. "

Der Postbote hat einen Frankierautomaten benutzt, um den Brief zu frankieren, bevor er ihn in den Briefkasten warf.

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verb

Dosieren, abmessen

To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Examples :

"The chef meticulously metered the spices, ensuring each dish had the precise amount of each ingredient. "

Der Koch dosierte die Gewürze sorgfältig und stellte sicher, dass jedes Gericht die genaue Menge jeder Zutat enthielt.

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