Definition of metric system Metric system
met•ric sys•tem
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What does metric system mean?
WordNet
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| metric system - a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | ||
| system of weights and measures system of measurement for length and weight and duration | ||
| cgs, cgs system system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds | ||
| international system, international system of units, si system, si unit, systeme international, systeme international d'unites, si a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- metric system (Noun)
The system of measurements developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide. - metric system (Noun)
The modern version of that system, Systeme Internationale d'Unites International System of Units , or SI system of measurements that is based on the base unit s of the meter/ metre, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- metric system
See Metric, a.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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metric system
The French system of measures, founded upon the metre. The system is decimal, and includes measures of length, area, volume, and weight.
