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square metre en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. A standard unit of area, regardless of its shape, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m²
   • As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:
   • A floor 4 metres square contains four squared square metres.
   • There's not nearly enough mortar for thirty-two square metres of wall.

Forms

Synonyms

centiare · m²

Translations (61)

sv kvadratmeter (standard unit of area) · pl metr kwadratowy (standard unit of area) · pt metro quadrado (standard unit of area) · lv kvadrātmetrs (standard unit of area) · vi mét vuông (standard unit of area) · cmn 平方米 (standard unit of area) · sw mita ya mraba (standard unit of area) · tr metrekare (standard unit of area) · id meter persegi (standard unit of area) · es metro cuadrado (standard unit of area) · eu metro karratu (standard unit of area) · et ruutkilomeeter (standard unit of area) · ca metre quadrat (standard unit of area) · hu négyzetméter (standard unit of area) · ko 평방미터 (standard unit of area) · th ตารางเมตร (standard unit of area) · is fermetri (standard unit of area) · gl metro cadrado (standard unit of area) · cs metr čtverečný (standard unit of area) · el τετραγωνικό μέτρο (standard unit of area) · fi neliömetri (standard unit of area) · km ម៉ែត្រក្រឡា (standard unit of area) · ar مِتْرٌ مُرَبَّعٌ (standard unit of area) · nl vierkante meter (standard unit of area) · it metro quadro (standard unit of area) · eo kvadratmetro (standard unit of area) · ka კვადრატული მეტრი (standard unit of area) · it metro quadrato (standard unit of area) · ja 平方メートル (standard unit of area) · nn kvadratmeter (standard unit of area) · fr mètre carré (standard unit of area) · ja 平米 (standard unit of area) · eu metro koadro (standard unit of area) · cmn 平方 (standard unit of area) · nb kvadratmeter (standard unit of area) · yue 平方公尺 (standard unit of area) · mk квадратен метар (standard unit of area) · de Quadratmeter (standard unit of area) · se njealjehasmehter (standard unit of area) · kk шаршы метр (standard unit of area) · lo ແມັດມົນທົນ (standard unit of area) · cmn 平方公尺 (standard unit of area) · lt kvadratinis metras (standard unit of area) · be квадра́тны метр (standard unit of area) · ko 제곱미터 (standard unit of area) · za bingzfanghmij (standard unit of area) · sk štvorcový meter (standard unit of area) · uk квадра́тний ме́тр (standard unit of area) · gd meatair ceàrnagach (standard unit of area) · izh kvadrattimetra (standard unit of area) · eo kvadrata metro (standard unit of area) · cs metr čtvereční (standard unit of area) · ro metru pătrat (standard unit of area) · yue 平方米 (standard unit of area) · be квадра́тны мэ́тар (standard unit of area) · da kvadratmeter (standard unit of area) · ru квадра́тный метр (standard unit of area) · km ម៉ែត្រការ៉េ (standard unit of area) · sv kvm (standard unit of area) · ko 평방메터 (standard unit of area) · cmn 平米 (standard unit of area)