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me·ter1
 meter1
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- pronunciation:
- mi
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 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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A meter is a certain length. You might say that a baseball bat is one meter long, for example. When we measure something in meters, we are using a system of measuring called the metric system. When we use the metric system, we don't use measuring words like foot and inch. We use words like meter and centimeter. A meter is a little longer than three feet, and three feet is equal to 36 inches, about the length of some baseball bats. A short way to write meter is "m."
A soccer field is one hundred meters long, and an American football field is about 110 meters long.There are one hundred centimeters in a meter. About two and a half centimeters is equal to one inch. |
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