metric
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- adjective
- /ˈmɛtrɪk/
:
métrico
- Most countries have switched to the metric system for easier trade and communication.
- metric tons
- metric tonnes
- metric tons per year
And imperial and metric press fit housing.
- And imperial and metric press fit housing.
Examples
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Specifically, Atlantic salmon production grew from zero in 1985 to more than 14,000 metric tons in 1995.
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The capacity of the system is only 2,000 metric tons per year.
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And remember, we're metric now.
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Now they chose to make things metric and keep the system.
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They move 50 metric tons a month!
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17 feed mills worldwide produced one million metric tons of shrimp feed in 1994.
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Residential paper recovery increased to 476,000 metric tons, an 11 percent jump.
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Every year, the United States produces at least 236 million metric tons of hazardous waste.
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In 2008, inland capture fisheries produced an estimated 10 million metric tons of fish and crustaceans.
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Norway (pop. 4.5 million) generates approximately 1.3 million metric tons of municipal solid waste annually.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
Relating to the metric system used to measure length and weight
Compounds
- Specialized
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A unit of measurement used in the metric system, like a meter or kilogram
- Specialized
A unit of weight that equals 50 milligrams or 1/4 carat used for pearls and diamonds
- Specialized
A set of points with a rule that gives a distance between any two points like on a map
How Metric
Surface Forms
Morphology
metric = meter (transparent) = metr + ic
Standard adjectival formation from the measuring noun 'meter' (metre); the relation 'relating to the meter' is direct.
Etymology
Metric comes from the Greek metron 'measure' and the word meter for units like the meter. When something is described as metric it means it uses these standard 'measures' from the metric system.