metre

Summary

metre is a SI base unit^[1]. metre draws 1,343 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• metre's image is recorded as Platinum-Iridium meter bar.jpg^[3].
• metre's instance of is recorded as SI base unit^[4].
• metre's instance of is recorded as unit of length^[5].
• metre's instance of is recorded as UCUM base unit^[6].
• metre's instance of is recorded as metric unit^[7].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as length^[8].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as distance^[9].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as position vector^[10].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as diffusion coefficient for fluence rate^[11].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as proper length^[12].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as diameter^[13].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as height^[14].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as width^[15].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as radius^[16].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as displacement^[17].
• metre's measured physical quantity is recorded as thickness^[18].
• metre's GND ID is recorded as 4518579-7^[19].
• metre's GND ID is recorded as 4262660-2^[20].
• metre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85084371^[21].
• metre's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11967077c^[22].
• metre's part of is recorded as MKSA system of units^[23].
• metre's part of is recorded as International System of Units^[24].
• metre's part of is recorded as MKS system of units^[25].
• metre's Commons category is recorded as Metre^[26].
• metre's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 70987^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for metre include newton metre^[28], an unit of torque^[29].

Why It Matters

metre draws 1,343 Wikipedia views per month (si_base_unit category, ranking #1 of 7).^[2] metre has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] metre is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for metre include newton metre^[28], an unit of torque^[29].