meter

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in Vietnamese mét (đơn vị đo)

BrE /ˈmiːtə/ AmE /ˈmitər/

noun / verb en → vi

1 MEASURE [noun] A2

mét (đơn vị đo)

a unit for measuring length or distance, equal to 100 centimeters

Collocations meter stick · measuring meter

The room is three meters long.

Phòng dài ba mét.

2 DEVICE [noun] B1

đồng hồ đo (điện, nước, ga)

a device for measuring electricity, gas, water, etc.

Collocations electric meter · water meter

The electric meter is in the basement.

Đồng hồ điện nằm trong tầng hầm.

3 MEASURE [transitive, T + obj] B1

đo bằng đồng hồ

to measure something using a meter or similar device

take/record a measurement

We need to meter the gas usage.

Chúng ta cần đo lượng ga sử dụng.

1 DISTANCE [noun] A2

mét (đơn vị đo)

a unit for measuring length or distance, equal to 39.37 inches

Collocations meter stick · measuring meter

The room is three meters long.

Phòng dài ba mét.

2 DEVICE [noun] B1

đồng hồ đo (điện, nước, ga)

a device for measuring electricity, gas, water, etc.

Collocations electric meter · water meter

The electric meter is in the basement.

Đồng hồ điện nằm trong tầng hầm.

3 MEASURE [transitive, T + obj] B1

đo bằng đồng hồ

to measure something using a meter or similar device

take/record a measurement

We need to meter the gas usage.

Chúng ta cần đo lượng ga sử dụng.