- a variation of meter.
metre
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It recorded levels of tiny particulates capable of penetrating the bloodstream and lungs, known as PM2.5, at 288 micrograms per cubic metre, vastly exceeding the World Health Organization's recommended average annual exposure of five micrograms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
A single nanometre is one-billionth of a metre, but it's at that level that some of the most consequential work is being done.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
He said the book was influenced by classics, adding: "One of the only poems I can recite is The Owl and the Pussycat and I suppose there's a similar metre to that."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 14 sq m visitor centre, at 3m tall, would stand against her garden fence and rise almost a metre above it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This melodic symmetry had not been a noticeable feature of the more onward- flowing, unpredictable tunes of Bach and Handel, whose phrases were so often guided by the metre of the words they set.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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