> In this country at least, a meter is a device with a dial, not a measure
> of distance, although that meter may display a distance measurement.
 
The origin of "meter" is the French device to measure 1 meter of whatever.
 
It developed into the verb "to meter" meaning
"measuring" and devices used to measure eventually might be
called "meter".
 
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