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3 dictionary results for: Metrication
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
met·ri·ca·tion       [me-tri-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
Also called metrification.

[Origin: 1960–65; metric1 + -ation]
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met·ri·ca·tion       (mět'rĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Conversion to the metric system of weights and measures; metrification.

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metrication

noun
the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds [syn: metrification] 

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