-metric


-metric

suff. Of or relating to measurement: volumetric.
[Latin metricus; see metrical.]

met•ric1

(ˈmɛ trɪk)

adj. pertaining to the meter or to the metric system. [1860–65; < French métrique; see meter1, -ic]

met•ric2

(ˈmɛ trɪk)

adj. 1. pertaining to distance: metric geometry. 2. metrical. n. 3. Math. a geometric function having properties analogous to those of the distance between points on a real line. [1750–60; < Latin metricus < Greek metrikós of measuring. See meter2, -ic]

-metric

a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -meter (barometric) or -metry (geometric). [< Greek -metrikos]