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non-metric

non-metric

7.2
Using units like feet and pounds instead of metres and kilograms
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no métrico
  • The United States uses primarily non-metric units like feet and pounds.

Examples

  • The recipe provides non-metric measurements alongside metric ones for convenience.

  • Many engineers prefer metric, but some industries still use non-metric standards.

  • The recipe uses non-metric measurements.

  • Some countries still rely on non-metric systems.

  • Many engineers prefer metric, but some industries still use non-metric standards.

  • The United States uses primarily non-metric units like feet and pounds.

  • The recipe provides non-metric measurements alongside metric ones for convenience.

Synonyms

imperial
vsnon-metric
  • UK
7 6.1

Using British units like miles or pounds

covers any system not based on the meter rather than a single national system

Antonyms

metric
5 3.9

Relating to the system of measurement that uses meters, liters, and kilograms

How Metric

metric
5 3.9
non-metric
  • Specialized
7.2
imperial
  • UK
7 6.1

Surface Forms

non-metric positive

Morphology

non-metric = metric (transparent) = non + metric

Clear productive negation using 'non-' applied to the adjective 'metric', yielding 'not metric'.

Etymology

Non-metric starts with non- meaning 'not' and the metric part comes from a root meaning 'measure', the same root as in the unit meter. So, non-metric means 'not based on the metric system'.