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metric

met·ric
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [me-trik]
    • /ˈmɛ trɪk/
    • /ˈmet.rɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-trik]
    • /ˈmɛ trɪk/

Definitions of metric word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of METRIC software metric 3
  • adjective metric pertaining to distance: metric geometry. 1
  • abbreviation METRIC metrical. 1
  • noun metric Mathematics. a nonnegative real-valued function having properties analogous to those of the distance between points on a real line, as the distance between two points being independent of the order of the points, the distance between two points being zero if, and only if, the two points coincide, and the distance between two points being less than or equal to the sum of the distances from each point to an arbitrary third point. 1
  • noun metric Of or based on the meter as a unit of length; relating to the metric system. 1
  • adjective metric measures: decimal 1

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Origin of metric

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < French métrique, derivative of mètre meter1; see -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Metric

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

metric popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

metric usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for metric

adj metric

  • measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
  • metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
  • rhythmic — cadenced; rhythmical.
  • cadent — having cadence; rhythmic

adjective metric

  • rhythmical — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.

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