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Metre

usgb/ˈmiːtər/Volume
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SI Standard

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

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The lab equipment is calibrated in metres.
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Metric Prefixes

'Metre' can combine with prefixes like 'kilo-' for 'kilometre' to denote larger lengths.

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The park is two kilometres long.
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Common Objects

Relate 'metre' to everyday objects to grasp its size about a guitar's length.

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