diff --git a/api/global/global.go b/api/global/global.go
index 9814c80df..af7f8ac8c 100644
--- a/api/global/global.go
+++ b/api/global/global.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func SetTraceProvider(tp trace.Provider) {
 // MeterProvider returns the registered global meter provider.
 // If none is registered then an instance of metric.NoopProvider is returned.
 // Use the trace provider to create a named meter. E.g.
-//     meter := global.MeterProvider().GetMeter("example.com/foo")
+//     meter := global.MeterProvider().Meter("example.com/foo")
 func MeterProvider() metric.Provider {
 	if gp := globalMeter.Load(); gp != nil {
 		return gp.(meterProvider).mp
diff --git a/api/global/global_test.go b/api/global/global_test.go
index dbd83a5c1..e24b42354 100644
--- a/api/global/global_test.go
+++ b/api/global/global_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (*testTraceProvider) Tracer(_ string) trace.Tracer {
 	return &trace.NoopTracer{}
 }
 
-func (*testMeterProvider) GetMeter(_ string) metric.Meter {
+func (*testMeterProvider) Meter(_ string) metric.Meter {
 	return &metric.NoopMeter{}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/metric/api.go b/api/metric/api.go
index 0e37e83e0..f96bd75d5 100644
--- a/api/metric/api.go
+++ b/api/metric/api.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 // Provider supports named Meter instances.
 type Provider interface {
-	// GetMeter gets a named Meter interface.  If the name is an
+	// Meter gets a named Meter interface.  If the name is an
 	// empty string, the provider uses a default name.
-	GetMeter(name string) Meter
+	Meter(name string) Meter
 }
 
 // LabelSet is an implementation-level interface that represents a
diff --git a/api/metric/noop.go b/api/metric/noop.go
index a504a39e5..770837bb3 100644
--- a/api/metric/noop.go
+++ b/api/metric/noop.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var _ InstrumentImpl = noopInstrument{}
 var _ HandleImpl = noopHandle{}
 var _ LabelSet = noopLabelSet{}
 
-func (NoopProvider) GetMeter(name string) Meter {
+func (NoopProvider) Meter(name string) Meter {
 	return NoopMeter{}
 }
 
diff --git a/example/basic/main.go b/example/basic/main.go
index c7e6351a7..e5cad77a2 100644
--- a/example/basic/main.go
+++ b/example/basic/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func main() {
 	// initialized.  See OTEP 0005.
 
 	tracer := global.TraceProvider().Tracer("ex.com/basic")
-	meter := global.MeterProvider().GetMeter("ex.com/basic")
+	meter := global.MeterProvider().Meter("ex.com/basic")
 
 	oneMetric := meter.NewFloat64Gauge("ex.com.one",
 		metric.WithKeys(fooKey, barKey, lemonsKey),
diff --git a/exporter/metric/dogstatsd/example_test.go b/exporter/metric/dogstatsd/example_test.go
index 01c5350f7..d5a031757 100644
--- a/exporter/metric/dogstatsd/example_test.go
+++ b/exporter/metric/dogstatsd/example_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func ExampleNew() {
 	key := key.New("key")
 
 	// pusher implements the metric.MeterProvider interface:
-	meter := pusher.GetMeter("example")
+	meter := pusher.Meter("example")
 
 	// Create and update a single counter:
 	counter := meter.NewInt64Counter("a.counter", metric.WithKeys(key))
diff --git a/sdk/metric/controller/push/push.go b/sdk/metric/controller/push/push.go
index 709c87a36..774515abd 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/controller/push/push.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/controller/push/push.go
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ func (c *Controller) SetErrorHandler(errorHandler sdk.ErrorHandler) {
 	c.sdk.SetErrorHandler(errorHandler)
 }
 
-// GetMeter returns a named Meter, satisifying the metric.Provider
+// Meter returns a named Meter, satisifying the metric.Provider
 // interface.
-func (c *Controller) GetMeter(name string) metric.Meter {
+func (c *Controller) Meter(name string) metric.Meter {
 	return c.sdk
 }
 
diff --git a/sdk/metric/controller/push/push_test.go b/sdk/metric/controller/push/push_test.go
index d9df336ba..2c7b1902c 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/controller/push/push_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/controller/push/push_test.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestPushTicker(t *testing.T) {
 	fix := newFixture(t)
 
 	p := push.New(fix.batcher, fix.exporter, time.Second)
-	meter := p.GetMeter("name")
+	meter := p.Meter("name")
 
 	mock := mockClock{clock.NewMock()}
 	p.SetClock(mock)
diff --git a/sdk/metric/example_test.go b/sdk/metric/example_test.go
index e79d3ebf8..84fb715bd 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/example_test.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/example_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func ExampleNew() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	key := key.New("key")
-	meter := pusher.GetMeter("example")
+	meter := pusher.Meter("example")
 
 	counter := meter.NewInt64Counter("a.counter", metric.WithKeys(key))
 	labels := meter.Labels(key.String("value"))