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metrication

metrication

6.3
The change from old units like miles and pounds to the metric system
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛtrɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : metricación
  • He was chairman of the Advanced Energy Systems Division and is a member of the Energy Resources Board, the Energy Committee, and the Board on Metrication.

Examples

  • The metrication of road signs in the UK has made navigation easier for visitors from other countries.

  • After metrication, all product weights in grocery stores were labeled in kilograms instead of pounds.

  • The government announced its plans for metrication to improve trade with other nations that use the metric system.

Synonyms

metrification
vsmetrication
  • Specialized
8.1

The change from other units to the metric system like metres and grams

has identical meaning but appears as a different word form or spelling

Surface Forms

metrication singular
metrications plural

Morphology

metrication = metric (transparent) = metric + ation

Formed by the adjective 'metric' plus the process nominalizer '-ation', yielding 'the process of becoming metric', which is directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Metrication is built from metric, from the Greek root metron meaning 'measure', and the ending -ation that means 'an action'. So metrication is the action of changing to the metric system, for example switching to meters, kilograms and litres, which is why it means moving to metric units.