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metric system

/ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
met-ric sys-tem
IPA
/ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.

noun

The modern version of that system, Système International d'Unités (International System of Units), or SI that is based on the base units of the meter/metre, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela.

noun

Any variant of that system that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From metric + system, from French métrique. See also meter.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

metric conversion

Frequently Paired Words

metrication metric conversion decimalization

Synonyms

metric SI

Questions

How do you pronounce metric system?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/.
What does metric system mean?
The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.
Where does metric system come from?
It is traced to French.

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