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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a metre" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a unit of measurement in the metric system, specifically for length.
Example: "The table is approximately a metre long."
Alternatives: "one meter" or "a meter".
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Amplitudes are typically less than a metre.
(A metre is about 3.3 ft).
Oh, yes, a metre and a half.
Fabrics start at £70 a metre.
For most short trips, sea ice half a metre or a metre thick is safe.
It would probably be somewhere between 10cm and a metre.
"The wall is just a metre from the line.
A nanometre is a billionth of a metre (a micrometre is a mere millionth of a metre).
Organisers released 50 balloons each a metre across.
I was standing a metre from him," she recalled.
A nanometre is one billionth of a metre.
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