metricadjective
uk/ˈmet.rɪk/us/ˈmet.rɪk/mainly UKusing or relating to a system of measurement that uses metres, centimetres, litres, etc.:
The recipe is given in both metric and imperial measures.
Most high-tech industry has been metric for decades.
the metric system
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- Imperial units have in many cases been replaced by metric ones in Britain.
- They used a metric system of measuring and weighing.
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Measurements in general
- bathymetry
- deep
- dimension
- distance
- draught
- floor-length
- hecto-
- imperial
- length
- length
- linear
- measurable
- measurement
- mega
- pico-
- ply
- tyre pressure
- unit
- vital statistics
- wheelbase
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