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Definition of metric adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

metric

adjective

NAmE//ˈmɛtrɪk//

1based on the metric system metric units/measurements/sizes

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2made or measured using the metric system This tape measure is metric. compare imperial

3= metrical

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