Meter

**Semantic type:** Quantitative Concept

**Definition:** A unit of linear measure in the metric system, one of the seven base units of the International System of Units (Systeme International d'Unites, SI). A meter is defined as the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second and is equal to 1.093 61 yards.

**Synonyms:** - m - m - m - m - m - m - m - meter - meter - meter