Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 37 compound words that contain metres. The most common are listed below. Open metres in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- square metresplural of square metre: A standard unit of area, regardless of its shape, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m²
- cubic metresplural of cubic metre: A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. Symbol: ㎥.
- newton metresplural of newton metre
- metres per secondplural of metre per second: An SI derived unit for measuring speed or velocity.
- Van Metresplural of Van Metre: A surname from Dutch.
- linear metresplural of linear metre: A standard unit of length, symbol m, equal to one metre in length.
- kilogram-metresplural of kilogram-metre: a unit of work, equal to that done by a force of one kilogram-force acting through a distance of one metre
- atto-metresplural of atto-metre: An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am
Compound words 37
- kilometresplural of kilometre: An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km
- millimetresplural of millimetre: An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm
- nanometresplural of nanometre: An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.
- micrometresplural of micrometre: An SI and mks unit of measure, the length of one-millionth of a metre. Symbol: μm, um, μ.
- amperemetresplural of amperemetre: A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
- attometresplural of attometre: An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am
- chronometresplural of chronometre: A device for measuring time, particularly a precision mechanism for measuring time of day.
- decametresplural of decametre: An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam
- decimetresplural of decimetre: An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
- exametresplural of exametre: An SI unit of length equal to 10¹⁸ metres. Symbol: Em