A unit of length which constitutes the basis of the Metric System, was intended to be, and is very nearly, one ten-millionth part of the distance measured on a meridian of the earth from the equator to the pole, being equal to 39.37 U.S. inches or about 3 feet 3-3/8 inches. See Metric System.
METER
Meaning of METER in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012