Metric System Definition

noun
Any of various decimal systems of weights and measures; now, esp., the SI system, in which the centimeter, gram, and second or the meter, kilogram, and second are the basic units.
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The system of measurements developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.
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Any variant of that system, that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.

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Attributive form of metric system.
Metric-system proponent.
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Metric System Sentence Examples

  • The French metric system is the official standard of weights and measures and is in use in the custom-houses of the republic and in foreign trade, but the old units are still commonly used among the people.

  • The weights and measures were still Russian, but the introduction of the metric system was contemplated in 1921.

  • The metric system was also introduced, mainly for railway purposes, in 1870 and 1871 (Indian Acts).

  • Mexico adopted the metric system in 1862, and it is used in all official transactions, land measurements, railway calculations and public school work.

  • The metric system of weights and measures has been adopted so widely that it forms the most suitable basis for the titrage or counts of yarns.

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