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| 1. | [ adjective ] based on the meter as a standard of measurement | |
| Synonyms: | metrical | |
| Examples: | "the metric system" "metrical equivalents" |
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| Related terms: | meter meter | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | |
| Synonyms: | system_of_measurement | |
| Related terms: | measure temperature_scale Beaufort_scale Brix_scale information_measure circular_measure board_measure centigrade_scale Fahrenheit_scale system_of_weights system_of_weights_and_measures utility point_system metric_system | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) | |
| Synonyms: | metric_unit | |
| Examples: | "convert all the measurements to metric units" "it is easier to work in metric" |
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| Related terms: | unit_of_measurement metric_weight_unit metric_linear_unit metric_capacity_unit | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them | |
| Synonyms: | metric_function | |
| Related terms: | function physics mathematics | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (prosody) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables | |
| Synonyms: | metrical measured | |
| Related terms: | prosody rhythmical | |
| Similar spelling: |
metrics metrical metricize metricise metricate meteoric matric |
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