
Metre
SI Standard
Understand that 'metre' is the standard SI unit for measuring length worldwide.

The lab equipment is calibrated in metres.
Metric Prefixes
'Metre' can combine with prefixes like 'kilo-' for 'kilometre' to denote larger lengths.

The park is two kilometres long.
Common Objects
Relate 'metre' to everyday objects to grasp its size – about a guitar's length.

He is taller than a metre, approximately like stacking two guitars.
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