metric

Adjective

• the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

• based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  • the metric system
    
  • metrical equivalents
    

Noun

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

• 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
    

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  measured , metrical , system of measurement , metric unit , metric function