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metric system of measures

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  • metric system — ˈmetric ˌsystem noun [singular] the system of weights and measures that is based on the metre and the kilogram: • The metric system is in use in most of the industrial countries. * * * metric system UK US noun [S] ► MEASURES the system of… …   Financial and business terms

  • metric system — n a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram compare CGS, MKS * * * a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter. See also SI unit, under unit, and see Appendix 7 …   Medical dictionary

  • metric system — n. any of various decimal systems of weights and measures; now, esp., the SI system, in which the centimeter, gram, and second or the meter, kilogram, and second are the basic units: see the table of weights and measures in the Reference… …   English World dictionary

  • Metric system — Met ric sys tem . A system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States; the system is also called by its French name, {Le Syst[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • metric system — metric .system n the metric system the system of weights and measures that is based on the kilogram and the metre …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Metric system — This article is about the metric system in general. For information about specific versions of the system, such as the International System of Units or the cgs system of units, see #Variants. For a generally accessible and less technical… …   Wikipedia

  • metric system — a decimal system of weights and measures, adopted first in France but now widespread, universally used in science, mandatory for use for all purposes in a large number of countries, and favored for use in most (as in the U.S.). The basic units… …   Universalium

  • metric system — noun a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second • Hypernyms: ↑system of weights and measures • Hyponyms: ↑cgs, ↑cgs system, ↑Systeme International d Unites, ↑Systeme International, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • metric system — A system of measurement based on the decimal system. It was first formalized in France at the end of the 18th century and by the 1830s was being widely adopted in Europe. In the UK, bills for its compulsory adoption were defeated in 1871 and 1907 …   Big dictionary of business and management

  • metric system — A decimal system of measures and weights …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • metric system — met′ric sys tem n. wam a decimal system of weights and measures, universally used in science, and the official system of measurement in many countries • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

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