metric : Idioms & Phrases

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electro-metric

E*lec`tro-met"ric, E*lec`tro-met"ric*al adjective (Also<
  • Electro-metric
  • Electro-metrical
)
Etymology
Cf. F. électrométrique.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of electrometer; as, an electrometrical experiment.
Webster 1913

Metric analysis

  • (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
Webster 1913

metric capacity unit

  • noun a capacity unit defined in metric terms
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metric function

  • 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.
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metric grain

  • noun a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
    grain.
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metric hundredweight

  • noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
    hundredweight; centner; doppelzentner.
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metric linear unit

  • noun a linear unit of distance in metric terms
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metric space

  • noun a set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality
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Metric system

  • noun a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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  • 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.
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metric ton

  • noun a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
    MT; t; tonne.
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metric unit

  • noun a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
    metric.
    • convert all the measurements to metric units
    • it is easier to work in metric
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metric weight unit

  • noun a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
    weight unit.
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non-metric

  • adjective not based on the meter as a standard of measurement
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