metre

S2 W1

in Vietnamese mét (đơn vị đo)

BrE /ˈmiːtə/ AmE /ˈmitər/

noun en → vi

1 MEASUREMENT [singular] A2

mét (đơn vị đo)

a unit of length equal to one hundred centimetres or approximately 39.37 inches

  • a metre long

Collocations metre stick · metre ruler

  • The room is three metres wide.

    Phòng rộng ba mét.

2 SPORTS [singular] B1

mét (đơn vị đo trong thể thao)

a unit of distance used in sports such as swimming and athletics

  • in the 100-metre race

Collocations metre dash · metre relay

  • She won the gold medal in the 200-metre sprint.

    Cô ấy đã giành huy chương vàng trong cuộc đua 200 mét.

3 SCIENCE [singular] B2

mét (đơn vị đo trong khoa học)

a unit of length used in scientific measurements and calculations

  • to the nearest metre

Collocations metre rule · metre scale

  • The experiment was accurate to within a few centimetres.

    Cuộc thí nghiệm chính xác đến vài phân.

4 BUILDING [singular] B1

mét (đơn vị đo trong xây dựng)

a unit of length used in construction and building projects

  • to the nearest metre

Collocations metre square · metre cube

  • The room is 4 metres by 5 metres.

    Phòng rộng 4 mét dài và 5 mét rộng.

5 ELECTRICITY [singular] C1

ô-mét (đơn vị điện trở)

a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points in a conductor when a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere

  • in ohms per metre

Collocations ohm metre · metre of resistance

  • The wire has a resistance of 0.5 ohm metres.

    Dây dẫn có điện trở là 0,5 ô-mét.

6 METRE [singular] B2

đồng hồ đo điện

a device for measuring the amount of electricity used in a building or area

  • electricity metre

Collocations electric meter · meter reading

  • The electricity company reads the metre every month.

    Công ty điện đọc đồng hồ đo điện mỗi tháng.

7 METRE [singular] B2

đồng hồ đo (cự ly hoặc tốc độ)

a device for measuring distance or speed, such as a car's speedometer

  • speed metre

Collocations odometer · tachometer

  • The car's speed metre showed 100 kilometres per hour.

    Đồng hồ đo tốc độ của xe hiển thị 100 kilomet mỗi giờ.

8 METRE [singular] B2

đồng hồ đo nước

a device for measuring the amount of water used in a building or area

  • water metre

Collocations water meter · meter reading

  • The water company reads the metre every quarter.

    Công ty nước đọc đồng hồ đo nước mỗi quý.