diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index ee0e185c71..dee3ca7097 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Editor::Editor ()
 	, timecode_label (_("Timecode"))
 	, samples_label (_("Samples"))
 	, tempo_label (_("Tempo"))
-	, meter_label (_("Meter"))
+	, meter_label (_("Time Signature"))
 	, mark_label (_("Location Markers"))
 	, range_mark_label (_("Range Markers"))
 	, transport_mark_label (_("Loop/Punch Ranges"))
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
index 6f608d23dd..1d16ba2323 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_rulers.cc
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Editor::popup_ruler_menu (timepos_t const & where, ItemType t)
 		break;
 
 	case MeterBarItem:
-		ruler_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("New Meter"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_add_new_meter_event), where)));
+		ruler_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("New Time Signature"), sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::mouse_add_new_meter_event), where)));
 		break;
 
 	case VideoBarItem:
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
index d0105cf627..1ffd903ab2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main_clock.cc
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ MainClock::build_ops_menu ()
 	ops_items.push_back (SeparatorElem());
 
 	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Edit Tempo"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::edit_current_tempo)));
-	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Edit Meter"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::edit_current_meter)));
+	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Edit Time Signature"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::edit_current_meter)));
 	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Insert Tempo Change"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::insert_new_tempo)));
-	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Insert Meter Change"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::insert_new_meter)));
+	ops_items.push_back (MenuElem (_("Insert Time Signature Change"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MainClock::insert_new_meter)));
 }
 
 timepos_t
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/tempo_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/tempo_dialog.cc
index 4a023e38b6..37a7ebc4e7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/tempo_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/tempo_dialog.cc
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ TempoDialog::tap_tempo_focus_out (GdkEventFocus* )
 }
 
 MeterDialog::MeterDialog (TempoMap::SharedPtr const & map, timepos_t const & pos, const string&)
-	: ArdourDialog (_("New Meter"))
+	: ArdourDialog (_("New Time Signature"))
 {
 	Temporal::BBT_Time when (map->round_to_bar (map->bbt_at (pos)));
 	Meter const & meter (map->meter_at (when));
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ MeterDialog::MeterDialog (TempoMap::SharedPtr const & map, timepos_t const & pos
 }
 
 MeterDialog::MeterDialog (Temporal::MeterPoint& section, const string&)
-	: ArdourDialog (_("Edit Meter"))
+	: ArdourDialog (_("Edit Time Signature"))
 {
 	init (section.bbt(), section.divisions_per_bar(), section.note_value(), section.map().is_initial(section), section.map().time_domain());
 }
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ MeterDialog::init (const Temporal::BBT_Time& when, double bpb, double divisor, b
 	when_bar_entry.set_alignment (1.0);
 
 	if (!initial) {
-		Label* when_label = manage (new Label(_("Meter begins at bar:"), ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_CENTER));
+		Label* when_label = manage (new Label(_("Time Signature begins at bar:"), ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_CENTER));
 
 		table->attach (*when_label, 0, 1, 2, 3, FILL | EXPAND, FILL | EXPAND);
 		table->attach (when_bar_entry, 1, 2, 2, 3, FILL | EXPAND, FILL | EXPAND);