Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.

    metrisch

    метри́ческийmetríčeskij

  2. (not comparable)Of or relating to measurement by meters or by metrics.

  3. (not comparable)Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.

  4. (not comparable)Of or relating to distance.

More definitions
  • based on the meter as a standard of measurement
  • the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Examples

23 sentences
  1. We use the metric system here.

    Ми тут користуємося метричною системою.

    ruУ нас тут метрическая система.

    deWir benutzen hier das metrische System.

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  2. Why doesn't the U.S. switch to the metric system?

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  3. To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.

    Щоб змінити одиниці виміру з метричних на британські або навпаки, необхідно натиснути на кнопку «меню».

    ruЧтобы изменить единицы измерения с метрических на британские или наоборот, необходимо нажать на кнопку «меню».

    deUm die Einheiten vom metrischen ins angloamerikanische Maßsystem und umgekehrt zu ändern, muss der ‚Menü‘-Button geklickt werden.

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  4. Do you know the metric system?

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  5. Most countries around the world use the metric system.

    deIn den meisten Ländern der Welt wird das metrische System verwendet.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
relating to metric system:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
relating to metric system:

Origin

From French métrique (1864), from New Latin metricus (“pertaining to the system based on t

From French métrique (1864), from New Latin metricus (“pertaining to the system based on the meter”), from metrum (“a meter”); see meter. By surface analysis, metre + -ic.

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