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metric prefixes

metric prefixes is the plural of metric prefix.

Meaning of metric prefix

Noun

metric prefix (plural metric prefixes)

  1. A prefix, added to a unit-name to denote a multiple or submultiple, usually a power of 10; such as kilo- = 10³, or milli- = 10⁻³.

Questions about metric prefixes

What is metric prefixes the plural of?
Metric prefixes is the plural of metric prefix.

Words near metric prefixes in the dictionary

  1. metric ounce
  2. metric ounces
  3. metric pound
  4. metric pounds
  5. metric prefix
  6. metric prefixes
  7. metric shitload
  8. metric shitloads
  9. metric space
  10. metric spaces
  11. metric structure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metric prefixes (page history and authors); metric prefix (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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