Metric
Metric (met"rik) , adjective
[Latin metricus, Greek {not transcribed}: compare French métrique. See Meter rhythm.]
1.
Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
2.
Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
Collocations (2)
Metric analysis (Chemistry) , analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
Metric system , See metric system in the vocabulary.