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-metric

/ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

-metric suffix: forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -meter.

Suffix

-metric

  1. Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -meter.
  2. Of or relating to measurement.

Origin of -metric

Borrowed from French -métrique, from Latin metricus.

Words formed from -metric

Questions about -metric

What does -metric mean?
-metric means forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -meter.
What part of speech is -metric?
-metric is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -metric?
-metric is pronounced /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/.

Words near -metric in the dictionary

  1. -meter
  2. -meters
  3. -methasone
  4. -metre
  5. -metres
  6. -metric
  7. -metrics
  8. -metry
  9. -micin
  10. -mictic
  11. -mifene

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: -metric (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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