1.
meter; gauge; measuring instrument
A device that measures and displays a quantity such as speed, distance, electricity usage, or gas consumption. From English 'meter'.
A loanword from English 'meter'. Used broadly for any measuring instrument or gauge. In taxi contexts, メーターを倒す (literally 'to knock down the meter') means to start the meter running.
Common collocations
- メーターを見る: to look at the meter
- メーターを読む: to read the meter
- メーターが上がる: the meter goes up (taxi fare)
- メーターを倒す: to start the taxi meter
- 電気メーター: electric meter
- ガスメーター: gas meter
- 速度メーター: speedometer
- 水道メーター: water meter
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