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UK
/mˈɛtɹɪk/
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[ US /ˈmɛtɹɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈmɛtɹɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
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based on the meter as a standard of measurement
metrical equivalents
the metric system
NOUN
- a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
convert all the measurements to metric units
it is easier to work in metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
How To Use metric In A Sentence
- Melancholic melody, harmony, subtle dissonance, throat vibrato and asymmetric rhythms make up their choral, ‘a cappella’ style.
- If we got into Ceram (and got out again), the doctor would reduce the whole affair to a few tables of anthropological measurements, a few more hampers of birds, beasts, and native rubbish in the hold, and a score of paragraphs couched in the evaporated, millimetric terms of science. The Spinner's Book of Fiction
- He gave geometrical solutions to doubling a cube and trisecting an angle in this book.
- Fingerprint recognition, which falls under a technology called biometrics, has been used for years in the corporate environment.
- In the development of better asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts it is important to increase the energy difference between the transition complexes in order to obtain, as a consequence, larger enantiomeric excess. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Information for the Public
- The problem is that plyometrics often cause excessive muscle soreness and can lead to serious joint injuries.
- Delaunay's bright, geometric gouache, watercolor and black crayon "Rythme couleur, Paris" (1966) is estimated at £20,000-£30,000; carrying the same estimate will be Otto Freundlich's cheerful pastel "Cosmic Rainbow" (1922). Tips to Starting a Collection
- Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
- Labor economics has become virtually a branch of applied econometrics, with the usual large data sets and headless horsemen running around looking for patterns.
- His work underscores the aeriality embedded in the rational geometric order of the regions settlement.
