METRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metric mean? 

• METRIC (noun)
  The noun METRIC has 3 senses:

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

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

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

  Familiarity information: METRIC used as a noun is uncommon.

• METRIC (adjective)
  The adjective METRIC has 2 senses:

1. based on the meter as a standard of measurement

2. the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

  Familiarity information: METRIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METRIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

metric; metric function

Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):

function; map; mapping; mathematical function; single-valued function ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

metric; metric unit

Context example:

it is easier to work in metric

Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):

unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metric"):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

metric; system of measurement

Hypernyms ("metric" is a kind of...):

amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metric"):

criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)

system of weights and measures (system of measurement for length and weight and duration)

point system (a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point)

information measure (a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information)

utility ((economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice)

Brix scale (a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions)

circular measure (measurement of angles in radians)

board measure (a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot)

Beaufort scale (a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind)

system of weights; weight (a system of units used to express the weight of something)

temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)

• METRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based on the meter as a standard of measurement

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

metric; metrical

Context example:

metrical equivalents

Pertainym:

meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

Derivation:

meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Synonyms:

measured; metric; metrical

Similar:

rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)

Domain category:

metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)

Derivation:

meter (rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)

 Context examples 

A unit of weight in the metric system.

(Gram, NCI Dictionary)

The metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

(Gram, NCI Thesaurus)

A prefix used in the metric system for denoting power of ten.

(Metric Prefix, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter (10E-15 meter).

(Femtometer, NCI Thesaurus)

The metric unit of mass equal to one quadrillionth of a gram (10E-15 gram).

(Femtogram, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of mass equal to 10 grams.

(Decagram, NCI Thesaurus)

The metric unit of mass equal to one-tenth of a gram.

(Decigram, NCI Thesaurus)

The metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.

(Decimeter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram or one thousandth of a milligram.

(Microgram, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of length in metric system equal to 10E-6 meter, or micrometer.

(Micron, NCI Thesaurus)