Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
The overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line.
The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To measure with a metering device.