-meter

See also: meter, Meter, and méter

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”).

Suffix

-meter

Used to form the names of measuring devices.

Usage notes

Whereas the spelling of the unit of length varies between British (metre) and American (meter) English, the spelling of this suffix is -meter in both. -metre is a nonstandard alternative form found in British English.
Words with the suffix -ometer always has a primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable: barometer, speedometer, tachometer, etc. Words derived from meter (or metre) with a prefix usually have a primary stress on the first syllable: centimeter, millimeter, etc.

Derived terms

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Translations

used to form a measuring device

Asturian: -metru m
Catalan: -metre (ca) m
Finnish: -metri (fi)
French: -mètre (fr)
Galician: -metro m
Georgian: -მეტრი (-meṭri)
Hebrew: מַד־‎‎ m (mad-)
Irish: -méadar m
Italian: -metro m

Japanese: 計 (ja) (kei)
Korean: 계 (ko) (gye)
Persian: ـسنج‎‎ (fa) (-sanj)
Polish: -mierz (pl) m
Portuguese: -metro m
Russian: -ме́р m (-mér), -метр m (-metr)
Spanish: -metro (es) m
Swedish: -meter (sv)

Anagrams

-metre, -treme, Emert, metre, remet, retem

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