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-metricsuff. 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] EncyclopediaSeemetricFinancialSeeMetric |