noun
Meaning 1
plural of metric
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metrics
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈmɛt.ɹɪks/
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 T R IH0 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The study of metrical verse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The statistical analysis of data sets or big data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The theory of measurement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of metric
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 6
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prosody
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poetics
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: metriko — study of metrical verse
- Galician: métrica — study of metrical verse
- German: Verslehre — study of metrical verse
- German: Metrik — study of metrical verse
- Ido: metriko — study of metrical verse
- Irish: meadaracht — study of metrical verse
- Latin: ars metrica — study of metrical verse
- Polish: metryka — study of metrical verse
- Portuguese: métrica — study of metrical verse
- Spanish: métrica — study of metrical verse