metra

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See also: métra and metrà

English

Etymology 1

Noun

metra (plural metrae)

  1. (medicine) The uterus.

Etymology 2

Ancient Greek (“measure”)

Noun

metra (plural metras)

  1. (historical) A pocket instrument combining a thermometer, level, plummet, and lens.

Anagrams

Faroese

Noun

metra

  1. indefinite genitive plural of metur
    skipið liggur á túsund metra dýpi - the ship lies at 1000 metres depth

Latin

Noun

metra

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of metrum

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

metra n

  1. indefinite plural of metrum
  2. definite plural of metrum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

metra n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of metrum
  2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of metrum

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmetɾa/
  • Rhymes: -etɾa
  • Syllabification: me‧tra

Noun

metra f (plural metras)

  1. (Venezuela) marble (toy)

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