metric system

noun

: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram
metric system table

Examples of metric system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Local dialects were effectively banned, and use of the new, highly rational metric system was required. Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022 No metric system, no Quarter Pounder. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020 The metric system itself was created during the French Revolution, then rejected under Napoleon and brought back with the July Revolution of 1830. James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023 Participants at the 27th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures agreed to introduce the ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto as prefixes for the International System of Units, which is better known as the metric system. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for metric system 

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of metric system was in 1864

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“Metric system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20system. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

metric system

noun
: a system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram
metric system table

Medical Definition

metric system

noun
: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and on the kilogram compare cgs, mks

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