メーター
also: メータ
Meanings
1
meter; gauge; measuring device
Refers to an instrument or display that measures something, such as a taxi fare meter, gas meter, speedometer, or gauge.
The taxi meter keeps going up.
I check the gas meter once a month.
2
Unit-of-length use corresponding to メートル. メートル is the standard form in formal measurement, but メーター is also used, especially in speech and some everyday expressions.
See also: メートル
It is ten meters to the goal.
He ran one hundred meters in eleven seconds.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉のメーターが上がるfor a meter/gauge (e.g. taxi fare) to go up
The road is crowded, and the taxi meter keeps going up.
- 数メーター先a few meters ahead/away
There was a dog standing a few meters ahead.
- メーターを読むto read a meter (e.g. gas or electric)
An inspector comes every month to read the gas meter.
- メーターを回すto run/start the meter (e.g. in a taxi)
The driver started the meter as soon as the passenger got in.