meter Synonyms
Another word for meter
• noun (Context 1)
An instrument or device that measures, records, and indicates the quantity, rate, or volume of something passing through it.
"The utility company sent a technician to read the electrical gauge on the side of the house."
• noun (Context 2)
The systematically arranged and measured rhythm in verse, determining the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
"Shakespeare frequently wrote his plays in iambic pentameter, a highly structured poetic rhythm."
• verb (Context 3)
To measure or regulate the flow or amount of something using an instrument or device.
"The new traffic lights metered the flow of cars merging onto the busy highway during rush hour."
• verb (Context 4)
To dispense or supply something in carefully measured or regulated amounts.
"During the severe drought, the city metered out the remaining water reserves to its residents."