Textual thesaurus for "metric"

(adj) measured, metrical

the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

(adj) metrical

based on the meter as a standard of measurement

the metric system; metrical equivalents

(noun) system of measurement

a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

(noun) metric unit

a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)

convert all the measurements to metric units; it is easier to work in metric

(noun) metric function

a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them