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/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/noun, adjective2 syllables

Metric means: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables.

Synonyms for metric9

noun, as in 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

noun, as in a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)

metric unit

noun, as in a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

system of measurement

adjective, as in the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

measured, metrical, rhythmical, rhythmic

adjective, as in based on the meter as a standard of measurement

metrical

also used for metric

measure, distance function

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What does metric mean?5

adjective

1

the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

2

based on the meter as a standard of measurement“the metric system”

noun

1

a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

2

a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)“convert all the measurements to metric units”

3

a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with metric?3

three syllables

symmetric

four syllables

geometricasymmetric
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Metric in a sentence

  • Conversion to the metric system was opposed by tool manufacturers.AlanF_US
  • I still have to mentally do the conversion from metric into imperial.bobking12
  • Most countries around the world use the metric system.Hybrid
  • The metric system is a universal system of weights and measures.Miktsoanit
  • Americans will measure with anything but the metric system.rul
  • This chocolate factory consumes twenty metric tons of raw cocoa per day.YueBei
  • As an engineer, I know that non-metric calculations are more prone to errors.nonong
  • To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.perry

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Forms of metric

as a noun

plural
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