Phrase Hound found 52 phrases and 216 compound words that contain meters. The most common are listed below. Open meters in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 52
- square metersplural of square meter: US spelling of square metre.
- cubic metersplural of cubic meter: US spelling of cubic metre.
- flow metersplural of flow meter: Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
- E-metersplural of E-meter: An electronic device used in auditing in an attempt to diagnose whether a subject has been relieved from spiritual impediment of his or her sins or charged memories (engrams).
- electric metersplural of electric meter: A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt-hours.
- electricity metersplural of electricity meter: A device that measures the consumption of electricity, normally in terms of watt-hours.
- parking metersplural of parking meter: A device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time.
- postage metersplural of postage meter: A machine used to print prepaid labels onto pieces of mail, and to record total postage charges.
- smart metersplural of smart meter: An electronic meter, usually for measuring electricity or gas consumption, which is able to send readings back to the supply company at predetermined intervals.
- water metersplural of water meter: A device used to measure the volume of water usage.
- newton metersplural of newton meter
- ramp metersplural of ramp meter: A traffic light that is located at the end of an on-ramp to regulate vehicles entering a highway.
- watt-hour metersplural of watt-hour meter: A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
- peak flow metersplural of peak flow meter: An instrument that monitors the peak expiratory flow rate of air from a person's bronchi; used to manage asthma.
- coal-metersplural of coal-meter: A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment.
- cover metersplural of cover meter: An instrument for locating rebars and measuring the depth of concrete that covers them.
- digital metersplural of digital meter: A type of measuring device which records the use of electricity and water, and which then electronically reports the usage to a utility company at regular intervals.
- dry metersplural of dry meter: A gas meter with bellows-like apparatus and no liquid.
- energy metersplural of energy meter: A domestic electricity meter.
- exposure metersplural of exposure meter: An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.
- gas metersplural of gas meter: A meter which measures the amount of gas supplied to a property via a gas main. In rented properties, it may be coin-operated.
- light metersplural of light meter: An exposure meter
- linear metersplural of linear meter: A standard unit of length, symbol m, equal to one meter in length.
- long metersplural of long meter: A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.
- people metersplural of people meter: A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the population.
Compound words 216
- parametersplural of parameter: A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
- kilometersplural of kilometer: US spelling of kilometre.
- thermometersplural of thermometer: An apparatus used to measure temperature.
- diametersplural of diameter: Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the center of the circle; a chord that passes through the center of the circle.
- millimetersplural of millimeter: US spelling of millimetre.
- spectrometersplural of spectrometer: An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the …
- pedometersplural of pedometer: A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
- micrometersplural of micrometer: A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
- multimetersplural of multimeter: An electronic measuring instrument that combines multiple functions; a combined voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter.
- nanometersplural of nanometer: US spelling of nanometre.