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met⋅ric
1
[me-trik] 
–adjective
| pertaining to the meter or to the metric system. |
met⋅ric
2 [me-trik] –noun
| 3. | Mathematics. a nonnegative real-valued function having properties analogous to those of the distance between points on a real line, as the distance between two points being independent of the order of the points, the distance between two points being zero if, and only if, the two points coincide, and the distance between two points being less than or equal to the sum of the distances from each point to an arbitrary third point. |
met⋅ri⋅cal
[me-tri-kuh
l] –adjective
| 1. | pertaining to meter or poetic measure. |
| 2. | composed in meter or verse. |
| 3. | pertaining to measurement. |
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| met·ric 1 (mět'rĭk) adj. Of or relating to the meter or the metric system: U.S. Customary units and their metric equivalents. [French métrique, from mètre, meter; see meter2.] |
| met·ric 2 (mět'rĭk) n.
[From Latin metricus, relating to measurement; see metrical.] |
| met·ric 3 (mět'rĭk) n. Poetic meter. [Greek (hē) metrikē (tekhnē), (the art) of meter, feminine of metrikos, relating to measurement; see metrical.] |
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Metric
Met"ric\, a. [L. metricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]trique. See Meter rhythm.]1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. 2. Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement. Metric analysis (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis. Metric system, a system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States and England. The principal unit is the meter (see Meter). From this are formed the are, the liter, the stere, the gram, etc. These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deca-, hecto-, kilo-, and myria-; successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For metric tables, see p. 1682.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : metric
Spanish:
métrico,
German:
metrisch,
Japanese:
メートル法の
metric
"pertaining to the system of measures based on the meter," 1864, from Fr. métrique, from mèter (see meter (2)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: met·ric
Pronunciation: 'me-trik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or using the metric system metric study> —met·ri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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metric met·ric1 (mět'rĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the meter or the metric system.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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| metric (mět'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating to the meter or the metric system. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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metric
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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