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meter

The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.


Example

One meter is approximately 3.281 feet, and one kilometer equals 1,000 meters.


Synonyms

unit of lengthmeasure



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