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nouna system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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adjectivethe rhythmic arrangement of syllables
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nouna function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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"convert all the measurements to metric units" "it is easier to work in metric"nouna decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
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"the metric system" "metrical equivalents"adjectivebased on the meter as a standard of measurement
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Definition that contains metric
- a a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- even symmetrically arranged
- l a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- point a geometric element that has position but no extension
- beat (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- g a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- mm a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
- base the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- square any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- regular symmetrically arranged