Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "metric" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Alcubierre metric Kasner metric antimetric bimetric centimetric chemometric clinicometric contrametric discrete metric eumetric extrametric hemimetric heterometric hypermetric hypometric intrametric landscape metrics macrometric metric carat metric compatibility metric conversion metric foot metric fuckton metric horsepower metric inch metric level metric martyr metric mile metric ounce metric pound metric prefix metric shitload metric space metric structure metric system metric time metric ton metric tonne metric-compatible metric-ounce metrical metricate metrication metricise metricism metricist metricity metricization metricize metrification metrize monometric multimetric nonmetric normometric performance metric plurimetric polymetric premetric premetric pseudometric pseudoquasimetric psychometric quasimetric semimetric spacetime metric success metric tetrametric unimetric

Derived From

meter metre

Etymologically Related To

meter

Context

aerospace systems engineering mathematics music physics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

amount function map mapping mathematical function measure quantity single-valued function unit unit of measurement

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Euclidean metric Hausdorff metric spacetime metric ultrametric uniform metric

Type Of (IsA)

one system of units of measurements

Related Terms

avoirdupois meter

Related Terms

analyse approximation avoirdupois distance function measure measurement meter metric space metric system metric tensor metry phenomena process qualitative quantitative real valued symmetric triangle inequality

Similar Terms

rhythmic rhythmical

Synonym Network

distance function measure metric function metric unit metrical system of measurement

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