METRIC

• (noun) a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

  synonyms : system of measurement

• (noun) a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)

  "convert all the measurements to metric units", "it is easier to work in metric"

  synonyms : metric unit

• (noun) a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

  synonyms : metric function

• (adj.) based on the meter as a standard of measurement

  "the metric system", "metrical equivalents"

  synonyms : metrical

  He measured out the metrical markings for the relay race. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

  synonyms : measured , metrical

  We were asked to identify the metrical structure of Wordsworth’s poetry. -added by naila_inlas

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