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RhymesAkita, Anita, arboreta, beater, beta, Bhagavadgita, cheater, cheetah, Demeter, Dieter, dolce vita, eater, eta, Evita, excreta, fetor, granita, greeter, heater, Juanita, litre (US liter), Lolita, maltreater, margarita, metre, Peta, praetor (US pretor), repeater, Rita, saltpetre (US saltpeter), secretor, Senhorita, señorita, Sita, skeeter, teeter, terra incognita, theta, treater, tweeter, ureter, veleta, zeta noun ˈmiːtəˈmidər A device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something. 计；仪；表 电表。 Example sentencesExamples - Automated meter reading is no longer just a time-saving device to collect data for billing purposes.
- The pub offers an all-night cellar vigil including the use of infra-red cameras, dousing rods, and a meter for measuring electro-magnetic fields for serious enthusiasts.
- Security comes from your electricity meter, the device that should stop anyone else from using your electricity without you knowing.
- One of the simplest lung function tests uses a peak-flow meter to measure the rate at which you expel air.
- Many of us realize and understand that spirits we encounter give off electrical impulses, this is why we so easily find them with EMF meters and such devices.
- Record the number that the meter reads (this is known as a reading).
- During several of these dives, the scientists will deploy an instrument called a gravity meter to measure very tiny changes in the pull of gravity that hint at the nature of buried faults.
- A trifield meter measures the electromagnetic frequency in the space around it.
- The isotope source gives off photons, usually Gamma rays, which radiate back to the meter's detectors on the bottom of the unit.
- If you think your bill is inaccurate, read your meter, give the reading to your supplier, and ask for an amended bill.
- I am happy with my meter only being read once a year.
- Electro magnetic frequency meters will measure fluctuations in electromagnetic frequency, which could suggest a spirit is using the energy to manifest.
- They produce most of the energy at very low frequency, where a meter can only give a very approximate measurement.
- This new technology will enable residents to keep a check on their own electricity and water consumption and act as a record for the meter readings.
- If so, then the extra revenue will pay for the cost of gas, repairs, licenses and administrative fees - which have all increased since the meter rate was last set.
- OK, I'll just put you through to the electricity meter department so you can give them the reading.
- A system can be specified in any of 144 combinations that use the company's instruments and meters.
- Error tolerance criteria were used to evaluate the accuracy of the glucose meter measurements.
- Details of meter numbers, past meter readings, billing information and names and addresses are all passed from one supplier to another by computer.
- A better but more expensive measuring device is a laser meter.
Synonyms measuring instrument, measuring device, measure, gauge, dial, display, scale, index
verb ˈmiːtəˈmidər [with object]Measure by means of a meter. 用计计量，用仪计量；用表计量 digital switchboards metered calls by seconds and dialled destination a metered supply of water 计量供应的水。 the introduction of water metering Example sentencesExamples - At the moment just over 1500 non-domestic water users in the county area are metered because they are significant water users.
- The core concept of utility computing for storage is that usage must be metered and billed.
- The meter operating fee assigns the meter operating costs equitably to customers who have metered water service.
- Businesses and organisations that use significant quantities of water are metered.
- Payments for water, which is metered, are used to keep up and expand the system.
- The method involves metering the content of certain metals in underground water, which changes before and after an earthquake.
- There will be no subsidy for farms or businesses, all domestic supplies, farms and businesses will be metered.
- From 2006, all non-domestic water users are supposed to be metered so they only pay for the amount actually used on the premises.
- What this means is that vast numbers of suburban streets are being metered with parking fees of up to €2 per hour imposed on visiting motorists.
- Up till now, the horticulturalists' water use has not been metered.
- Some activities can be easily metered, such as the automatically clocked time-per-call measures of a call center.
- Consumers are reminded to make all necessary repairs to taps and water troughs as all supplies are now metered and will have to be paid for.
- I therefore suggest that this first quality water for internal use be metered and charged for at the rate of our present water consumption cost.
- A senior Conservative Party campaigner claims York residents could see their cash drain away if their water bills are metered.
- You won't have a problem damaging the sensitive innards with neglected battery acid and the camera's light metering system will work correctly every time.
- Most users of public water are metered, with the customer paying a regular fee per thousand gallons of water used.
- The city estimates flat-rate water customers use up to 50 per cent more water than metered customers.
- Utilities can be metered and submetered, for example, to determine performance levels.
- Mr Chomba said out of the 25,000 customers only 10 per cent were metered while the rest were receiving fixed water bills.
- But you don't need to have a solar panel to use metered electricity.
Synonyms take the measurements of, calculate, compute, estimate, count, meter, quantify, weigh, size, evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, gauge, plumb, measure out, determine, judge, survey come up to standard, achieve the required standard, fulfil expectations, fill the bill, fit the bill, pass muster, do well
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'person who measures'): from mete1 + -er1. The current sense dates from the 19th century. meter1(also m) (British metre) nounˈmēdərˈmidər 1The fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches. sit two meters away from the TV screen the wall was less than a meter high - 1.1— meters A race over a specified number of meters.
he placed third in the 1,000 meters
OriginLate 18th century: from French mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’. nounˈmēdərˈmidər 1A device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something. 计；仪；表 they read the meters once a month Example sentencesExamples - Many of us realize and understand that spirits we encounter give off electrical impulses, this is why we so easily find them with EMF meters and such devices.
- Electro magnetic frequency meters will measure fluctuations in electromagnetic frequency, which could suggest a spirit is using the energy to manifest.
- A better but more expensive measuring device is a laser meter.
- I am happy with my meter only being read once a year.
- This new technology will enable residents to keep a check on their own electricity and water consumption and act as a record for the meter readings.
- One of the simplest lung function tests uses a peak-flow meter to measure the rate at which you expel air.
- The pub offers an all-night cellar vigil including the use of infra-red cameras, dousing rods, and a meter for measuring electro-magnetic fields for serious enthusiasts.
- They produce most of the energy at very low frequency, where a meter can only give a very approximate measurement.
- Error tolerance criteria were used to evaluate the accuracy of the glucose meter measurements.
- If you think your bill is inaccurate, read your meter, give the reading to your supplier, and ask for an amended bill.
- A system can be specified in any of 144 combinations that use the company's instruments and meters.
- The isotope source gives off photons, usually Gamma rays, which radiate back to the meter's detectors on the bottom of the unit.
- Details of meter numbers, past meter readings, billing information and names and addresses are all passed from one supplier to another by computer.
- Security comes from your electricity meter, the device that should stop anyone else from using your electricity without you knowing.
- A trifield meter measures the electromagnetic frequency in the space around it.
- During several of these dives, the scientists will deploy an instrument called a gravity meter to measure very tiny changes in the pull of gravity that hint at the nature of buried faults.
- Automated meter reading is no longer just a time-saving device to collect data for billing purposes.
- If so, then the extra revenue will pay for the cost of gas, repairs, licenses and administrative fees - which have all increased since the meter rate was last set.
- OK, I'll just put you through to the electricity meter department so you can give them the reading.
- Record the number that the meter reads (this is known as a reading).
Synonyms measuring instrument, measuring device, measure, gauge, dial, display, scale, index - 1.1Philately An imprint or label of specified value produced under government permit for the prepayment of postage.
verbˈmēdərˈmidər [with object]often as adjective meteredMeasure by means of a meter. 用计计量，用仪计量；用表计量 a metered supply of water 计量供应的水。 Example sentencesExamples - The city estimates flat-rate water customers use up to 50 per cent more water than metered customers.
- At the moment just over 1500 non-domestic water users in the county area are metered because they are significant water users.
- The meter operating fee assigns the meter operating costs equitably to customers who have metered water service.
- Most users of public water are metered, with the customer paying a regular fee per thousand gallons of water used.
- You won't have a problem damaging the sensitive innards with neglected battery acid and the camera's light metering system will work correctly every time.
- Some activities can be easily metered, such as the automatically clocked time-per-call measures of a call center.
- Up till now, the horticulturalists' water use has not been metered.
- Mr Chomba said out of the 25,000 customers only 10 per cent were metered while the rest were receiving fixed water bills.
- But you don't need to have a solar panel to use metered electricity.
- A senior Conservative Party campaigner claims York residents could see their cash drain away if their water bills are metered.
- Utilities can be metered and submetered, for example, to determine performance levels.
- The core concept of utility computing for storage is that usage must be metered and billed.
- I therefore suggest that this first quality water for internal use be metered and charged for at the rate of our present water consumption cost.
- Payments for water, which is metered, are used to keep up and expand the system.
- Businesses and organisations that use significant quantities of water are metered.
- Consumers are reminded to make all necessary repairs to taps and water troughs as all supplies are now metered and will have to be paid for.
- What this means is that vast numbers of suburban streets are being metered with parking fees of up to €2 per hour imposed on visiting motorists.
- From 2006, all non-domestic water users are supposed to be metered so they only pay for the amount actually used on the premises.
- There will be no subsidy for farms or businesses, all domestic supplies, farms and businesses will be metered.
- The method involves metering the content of certain metals in underground water, which changes before and after an earthquake.
Synonyms take the measurements of, calculate, compute, estimate, count, meter, quantify, weigh, size, evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, gauge, plumb, measure out, determine, judge, survey come up to standard, achieve the required standard, fulfil expectations, fill the bill, fit the bill, pass muster, do well
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘person who measures’): from mete + -er. The current sense dates from the 19th century. nounˈmēdərˈmidər 1The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line. the Horatian ode has an intricate governing meter mass noun unexpected changes of stress and meter Synonyms yardstick, test, standard, norm, barometer, touchstone, litmus test, criterion, benchmark - 1.1 The basic pulse and rhythm of a piece of music.
a dance song in fast quadratic meter Prokofiev's complex meters
OriginOld English, reinforced in Middle English by Old French metre, from Latin metrum, from Greek metron ‘measure’. |