metric

metric1
adjective
  1. of or based on the metre as a unit of length; relating to the metric system
    米的；米制的，公制的
    all measurements are given in metric form.
    所有的计量都是公制。
    ■using the metric system
    采用米制的，采用公制的
    we should have gone metric years ago.
    我们几年前早就该采用公制了。
  2. (Mathematics & Physics)relating to or denoting a metric
    (数，物理)度规的
noun
  1. (technical)a system or standard of measurement
    (技)计量体系，衡量标准
    ■(Mathematics & Physics)a binary function of a topological space which gives, for any two points of the space, a value equal to the distance between them, or to a value treated as analogous to distance for the purpose of analysis
    (数，物理)度规
  2. [mass noun](informal)metric units, or the metric system
    (非正式)米制单位；米制
    it's easier to work in metric.
    用米制更容易操作。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique, from mètre (see metre)
metric2
adjective
  1. relating to or composed in a poetic metre
    诗韵的；用诗体写的
noun
  1. the metre of a poem
    诗韵
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (denoting the branch of study dealing with metre): via Latin from Greek metrikos, from metron (see metre)
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