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1. (n.) metric system
a decimal system of weights and measures, universally used in science, and the official system of measurement in many countries.
Etymology: (1860–65)
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1. (noun) metric system
a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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1. metric system
see Metric, a
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1. metric system
A system of units used in scientific work throughout the world and employed in general commercial transactions and engineering applications. Its units of length, time, and mass are the meter, second, and kilogram respectively, or decimal multiples and submultiples thereof. ( McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
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