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This is the Wikidata structured data entry for the metre, the SI base unit of length. It provides machine-readable metadata, identifiers, and multilingual labels for the unit used in scientific and technical measurement. This reference is primarily useful as a linked data resource for unit disambiguation.
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- •Wikidata item Q11573 represents the metre, the international standard unit of length in the SI system.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
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| METR | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre | — |
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SI unit of length metres
mètre
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English
metre
SI unit of length
metres
mètre
Statements
instance of
SI base unit
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stated in
SI Brochure (8th edition)
stated in
ISO 80000-1:2009 Quantities and units—Part 1: General
page(s)
17
section
6.5.2
unit of length
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UCUM base unit
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metric unit
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MKSA system of units
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International System of Units
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MKS system of units
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La barra de platí-iridi que es va utilitzar com a prototip del metre entre el 1889 i el 1960. (Catalan)
Bara de platină-iridiu utilizată ca prototip al metrului în anii 1889-1960 (Romanian)
Arkivmetern användes som längdnormal fram till 1960. X-profilen ger staven en hög böjstyvhet. (Swedish)
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures constructed a prototype metre bar in 1889 defining the "International Prototype Metre" as the distance between two lines on a standard bar composed of an alloy of 90% platinum and 10% iridium, measured at the melting point of ice. This definition was superseded in 1960 by a definition based on wavelengths. (English)
1889 йылдан 1960 йылға тиклемге Халаҡ-ара метр эталоны. (Bashkir)
1889年国际计量局改良第一代米原器的设计，所制作了的Ｘ形铂铱合金棒，在1889年-1960年间都是米的标准。 (Chinese)
La barra de platín-iridiu que s'usó como prototipu del metru ente 1889 y 1960. (Asturian)
Historisk ''International Prototype Meter''-stang, laget av en [[platina]]- og [[iridium]]slegering, som var standarden fra 1889 til 1960. (Norwegian Bokmål)
Міжнародны эталон метра, які выкарыстоўваўся з 1889 па 1960 гады (Belarusian)
Platina és irídium ötvözetből készült, méterrúd, amely 1889 és 1960 között volt a nemzetközi méteretalon (Hungarian)
La barra de platino-iridio que se usó como prototipo del metro ente 1889 y 1960 (Spanish
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