metric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
    metric unit.
    • convert all the measurements to metric units
    • it is easier to work in metric
  3. noun a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
    system of measurement.
  4. adjective based on the meter as a standard of measurement
    metrical.
    • the metric system
    • metrical equivalents
  5. adjective satellite the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
    metrical; measured.

WordNet

Met"ric adjective
Etymology
L. metricus, Gr. : cf. F. métrique. See Meter rhythm.
Definitions
  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. nano-, pico-, femto-, atto-; giga-, tera, etc.

Webster 1913