Hypernyms for "meter"
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ammeter
catalexis
common measure
common meter
electric meter
electrometer
fluxmeter
foot
galvanometer
gas meter
gasometer
gaussmeter
hodometer
magnetometer
metrical foot
metrical unit
mileometer
milometer
odometer
ohmmeter
postage meter
power meter
radiometer
reflectometer
scansion
speed indicator
speedometer
taximeter
voltmeter
volumeter
water meter
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.