metric

  • (a) based on the meter as a standard of measurement
    • the metric system
    • metrical equivalents
    metrical,
  • (s) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables measured, metrical,

Nouns

  • (n) a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them metric function,
  • (n) a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
    • convert all the measurements to metric units
    • it is easier to work in metric
    metric unit,
  • (n) a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic system of measurement,

Synonyms

metrical metric function measured metric unit system of measurement

Words of close approximity

metre metro
metrical metrical foot metrically metrical unit metricate metrication metric capacity unit metric function metric grain metric hundredweight metricise metricize metric linear unit metrics metric space metric system metric ton metric unit metric weight unit