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metric

  • adjective
  • met·ric
  • /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

Other meanings

  1. Of or relating to measurement by meters or by metrics.

  2. Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.

Word history

From New Latin "metricus" (pertaining to the system based on the meter).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “metric” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.