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metric system

/ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/

metric system noun: the system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.

Noun

metric system

  1. The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.
  2. 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.
    • see Appendix on SI Units
  3. Any variant of that system that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.

metric system meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Thai

metric system in Tamil

பதின்மான அடுக்களவை முறை, மெட்ரிக் அளவை முறை, மீற்றர்முறை, மெட்ரிக் முறை

metric system in Kannada

ದಶಾಂಶ ಪದ್ಧತಿ, ದಶಮಾನ ಪದ್ಧತಿ, ಮೆಟ್ರಿಕ್‌ ಪದ್ಧತಿ, ದಶಮಾಂಶ ಪದ್ಧತಿ

metric system in Thai

system of measurements developed in France
ระบบเมตริก rá-bòp-mee-dtrìk

Synonyms of metric system

Origin of metric system

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

Questions about metric system

What does metric system mean?
Metric system means the system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.
What is metric system in Tamil?
Metric system in Tamil is பதின்மான அடுக்களவை முறை, மெட்ரிக் அளவை முறை, மீற்றர்முறை. See Metric system meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metric system?
Metric system is a noun.
How do you pronounce metric system?
Metric system is pronounced /ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/.

Words near metric system in the dictionary

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  8. metric tensors
  9. metric time
  10. metric ton
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Adapted from Wiktionary: metric system (page history and authors); metric system (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metric system (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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