electric meter
1
3.4
- noun
- /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈmiːtər/
:
contador eléctrico
- Over the years, homeowners have built structures partially or completely enclosing their electric meters.
- electric meter spins
- electric meter spins backward
- new electric meters
Examples
-
"With electric meters, there is a greater delineation between legacy AMR systems and true 'smart' two-way systems and the applications which they enable," said Zach Pollock, smart grid analyst with GTM Research.
Blog text (13) -
When Pacific Gas & Electric started deploying its technicians to install new electric meters in San Francisco and Oakland, most of the thinking was about the benefits these meters could reap.
Academic text (2009) -
"Well, I got an electric meter in my name on that pole.
Fiction book (1997) -
"It looks like smart meters; it looks like smart water, gas, and electric meters."
Blog text (19) -
It looks like you have four electric meters.
Blog text (5) -
A technician programs dozens of new electric meters in preparation for deployment as part of Austin Energy's smart grid.
Academic text (2009) -
To provide real-time or near-real-time information, which is needed for consumers to monitor and control their usage, the electric meters must communicate with each other frequently.
Academic text (2009) -
The new grid will consist of advanced electric meters monitoring consumption and sending information through a network of sensors and computers that integrate remote intermittent generators with customer demand.
Blog text (31) -
When LIPA repairmen came around over the weekend to restore electricity to the rest of her neighborhood, they told Roberta they couldn't restore hers because the tree that had fallen on her house, pulling power lines down with it, had also crushed the electric meter box.
Blog text (24) -
Many businesses rely on their electric meter to track energy consumption accurately.
Synonyms
127
3.2
A device that measures how much gas, water, or electricity you use
1
3.6
A device that measures how much electricity a circuit or appliance uses
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device that measures electricity consumption' is directly and compositionally built from 'electric' (relating to electrical power) + 'meter' (an instrument that measures quantity), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This noun-compound pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., French 'compteur électrique', Spanish 'contador eléctrico'), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase electric meter comes from the simple image of electric (power) and meter (a device that counts): picture a small box with a dial that ticks as electricity flows. So electric meter means 'a device that measures and records how much electricity you use'.