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A Meter is measuring device. (The word meter, also spelled metre, also refers to one of the fundamental units of measurement in the metric system.) Examples include:

• Meter (device), a measuring instrument
  • Meter (electronics), an instrument for measuring quantities in electronic circuits
  • Electricity meter, a device for measuring electricity usage
  • Gas meter, a device for measuring natural gas usage
  • Water meter, a device for measuring water usage
• Meter (poetry), the regular linguistic sound patterns of verse
• Meter (music), the regular underlying temporal grid of music
• Meter (hymn), the syllable patterns in hymn stanzas

(The -re spelling used in some meanings of the word is incorrect if the subject is a measuring device or instrument. The spelling meter is incorrect in British English in all uses of the word that are concerned with distance.)

Metre or meter may also refer to:

• Cybele, an Anatolian-Aegean mother goddess
• The Meters, a funk band

See also

• Metric System

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