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METRICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metrication mean? 

METRICATION (noun)
  The noun METRICATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, secondsplay

  Familiarity information: METRICATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


METRICATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

metrication; metrification

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

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

metricate (convert from a non-metric to the metric system)


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