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met⋅ri⋅ca⋅tion
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–noun
the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.
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met·ri·ca·tion
(mět'rĭ-kā'shən)
n. Conversion to the metric system of weights and measures; metrification.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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