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−	The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be ~~spelt~~ ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.	+	The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelled ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.

	A metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. This was later changed to the length of a reference metal bar, but in 1983 it was redefined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.		A metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. This was later changed to the length of a reference metal bar, but in 1983 it was redefined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
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	The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelt ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.		The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelt ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.
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	A metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. This was later changed to the length of a reference metal bar, but in 1983 it was redefined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.		A metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. This was later changed to the length of a reference metal bar, but in 1983 it was redefined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

−	A centimetre is 100th of a meter and a millimetre is 1000th of a metre.	+	A centimetre is 100th of a meter and a millimetre is 1000th of a metre. A nanometre (nm) is a (10−9) of a metre.

	A kilometre is 1000 metres.		A kilometre is 1000 metres.

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	The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelt ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.		The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelt ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.

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The word ‘metre’ is the UK spelling for the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). In the USA, this may be spelt ‘meter’, although in the UK, ‘meter’ refers to a measuring device. For more information see: Meter.

A metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle. This was later changed to the length of a reference metal bar, but in 1983 it was redefined as the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

A centimetre is 100th of a meter and a millimetre is 1000th of a metre.

A kilometre is 1000 metres.

A square metre (m²) is the SI derived unit of area.

A cubic metre (m³) is the SI derived unit of area.

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* Cubic metre.
* Conversion of units.
* International Property Measurement Standards.
* Measurement.
* Meter
* Units.
* Volume.

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