Meaning

1 senses
  1. To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.

    We need to metric the status of software documentation.

    We need to metric the verification of requirements.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. We use the metric system here.

    Ми тут користуємося метричною системою. — deniko

    ruУ нас тут метрическая система. — marafon

    deWir benutzen hier das metrische System. — Roujin

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

  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». — deniko

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

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

  4. Do you know the metric system?

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

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

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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Forms

metrics, metricking, metricked, metricked
Base formmetric · to metric
3rd person singularmetrics
Present participlemetricking
Past simplemetricked
Past participlemetricked

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymetric
he, she, itmetrics

Past simpleLesson

all personsmetricked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave metricked
he, she, ithas metricked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill metric

Word family

2 related words

See also

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