square meter

Thân thiện

A gardener measures a flower bed that is one square meter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of area: A square meter is a metric unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides of one meter in length. It is the base unit of area in the International System of Units (SI).

Usage

• The term "square meter" is used to measure the size of surfaces, such as the floor area of a room, the size of a piece of land, or the area of any two-dimensional space.
• It is often abbreviated as m².

Examples

• Noun:
  • The apartment has a total living area of 85 square meters.
  • The carpet we need to buy should cover 12 square meters.
  • Agricultural yield is often measured in tons per square meter.

Advanced Usage

• "per square meter": Used to express a rate or density relative to an area of one square meter.
  • The pressure was measured in newtons per square meter.
  • The city has a population density of 5,000 people per square meter.

Variants and Related Words

• Centare (n): A synonym for square meter, equal to 1/100th of an are. (Note: This term is less common in everyday use).
  • The plot was exactly one centare in size.
• Square centimetre (n): A smaller metric unit of area, equal to 1/10,000th of a square meter.
• Hectare (n): A larger metric unit of area, equal to 10,000 square meters.

Synonyms

• Centare: (as per the reference context) A direct synonym, though technical and less frequent.
• Metre squared: An alternative phrasing with identical meaning.

Related Phrases

• Square meter equivalent: A term used in comparisons or conversions to express an area in terms of square meters.
  • The old units were converted to their square meter equivalents.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a centare is 1/100th of an are

Từ đồng nghĩa

• square metre
• centare