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noun
A conversion to the use of the metric system; a metrification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: metrification, metric conversion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: metrification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
History
Etymology tree English metric Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English metrication From metric + -ation.
