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.
Field testing is important because it gives analysts the ability to take real-time readings at the sample location instead of collecting and transporting a sample back to the lab, which can cause inaccuracy in reported readings due to temperature changes, sample aeration, preservation, contamination, and additional potential handling errors.