metric measurement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmetricandmeasurement
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metric
adjective
uk/ˈmet.rɪk/us/ˈmet.rɪk/
using or relating to a system of measurement that uses metres, centimetres, ...
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measurement
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/
the act or process ...
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(Definition ofmetricandmeasurementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmetric measurement
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That was because the kitchen units and the refrigerator happened to be one inmetricmeasurementand the other in imperial measurement.
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According to my calculations, subject tometricmeasurement, that is not exactly six months.
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The move to prescribed quantities, which must be in the housewives' interest, will, if inmetricmeasurement, make comparison of prices that much easier.
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A considerable proportion of public sector work entering the design stage this year will be inmetricmeasurement.
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Certainly we can accept that industry has its part to play in terms ofmetricmeasurement.
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It will not be absolutely necessary for the housewife fully to convert tometricmeasurement.
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This applies also to the industries concerned with providingmetricmeasurementmachinery.
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I know what that means, but themetricmeasurementof 37 cm means nothing to me.
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General statutory enforcement ofmetricmeasurementis not intended.
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On the face of it, it would be preferable to bring the certificate in line with the statutory forms as far as the use ofmetricmeasurementis concerned.
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It would be silly in the long run not to express road distances in terms of kilometres once all the maps are being published inmetricmeasurement.
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Themetricmeasurementquoted by the current owners is 0.2min 0 shorter.
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Countries which usemetricmeasurementsystems use a degree angle.
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The language of the country and metric measurements surely are needed.
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It is wrong to assume that our children have not leaned about metric measurements.
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He said that there must be no discrimination against goods sold in metric measurements by 1976.
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Although there have been many representations aobut metrication, only a small number have been about standardising metric measurements.
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If industry is going metric, ought not children to have an adequate education in metric measurements so that they may undertake meaningful jobs in industry?
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Even to-day, without metric measurements, it is difficult enough sometimes for a shopper.
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