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The metre (international spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds.
Megameter or megametre is a metric unit of length or distance. It is equal to 1 000 000 meters. Megametres are also occasionally found in science fiction. Plural name is megameters.