1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter. The only strict antithesis to prose is meter.
Not to be confused with Signal strength meter. In telecommunications, field strength meter is a measuring device which measures the signal strength caused by a transmitter. 1 The relation between the electric field and the transmitted power.
A microbial test confirms that the products are safe to distribute. A lab can be directed to perform a battery of microbial tests looking for common sources of contamination. Field test kits rely on swabs that react to the presence of microbes. In either case, the test is designed with tolerances.