meter

Definition

Examples

The electric meter is located behind the building.

Word Family

Synonyms

• gaugea measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc
• indicatora number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

Collocations

• Easy water meter
  to water meter, meaning to supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
• Medium expired parking meter fine
  to expired parking meter fine, meaning to lose validity
• Hard calibrate high-precision flow meter
  to calibrate high-precision flow meter, meaning to make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
• Very Hard running up the meter with billable hours
  to running up the meter with billable hours, meaning to move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time