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metric |
Grep of noun metric metric capacity unit metric grain metric hundredweight metric linear unit metric space metric system metric ton metric unit metric weight unit metrical foot metrical unit metrication Overview of adj metric The adj metric has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) metric, metrical -- (based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents") 2. measured, metrical, metric -- ((prosody) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables) Antonyms of adj metric 1 of 2 senses of metric Sense 2 measured, metrical, metric INDIRECT (VIA rhythmical) -> unrhythmical, unrhythmic Similarity of adj metric 2 senses of metric Sense 1 metric, metrical Pertains to noun meter (Sense 1) =>meter, metre, m => metric linear unit Sense 2 measured, metrical, metric => rhythmical (vs. unrhythmical), rhythmic Attributes of adj metric Familiarity of adj metric metric used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj metric acidimetric actinometric algometric allometric anemometric anisometric anthropometric asymmetric audiometric barometric bathymetric bilaterally symmetric bolometric calorimetric centrosymmetric colorimetric craniometric diametric econometric geometric gravimetric hydrometric isometric mass-spectrometric metric metrical nonparametric parametric protogeometric psychometric spectrometric stoichiometric symmetric tetrametric thermogravimetric thermohydrometric thermometric trigonometric unsymmetric viscometric viscosimetric volumetric Overview of adj metric The adj metric has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) metric, metrical -- (based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents") 2. measured, metrical, metric -- ((prosody) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables)
metric definition