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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Metric

/(mĕt"rĭk)/ · Met·ric · IPA /ˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
01 a. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
  1. 1.
    Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
Phrases & compounds
Metric analysis — analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
Metric system — See metric system in the vocabulary.