metric unit

collocation in English

meaningsofmetricandunit

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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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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofmetricandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmetric unit

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In a popular sense, metrication means the adoption of any form ofmetricunitfor measurement.
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The section is clearly drafted to start with in saying that it will be necessary to give the imperial equivalent of themetricunit.
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A metric modulation is a modulation from onemetricunitor meter to another.
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In general, prefixes are used with anymetricunit, but may also be used with non-metric units.
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The correspondingmetricunitusing kilometers is the river kilometer.
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Themetricunitis kilometer per liter, but often the inverse unit liters per 100 kilometers is used.
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Weights and measurements should be given in metric units.
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Heights were measured in metric units, rounded to the nearest centimetre, at the time of recruitment.
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This would mean that whichever way a consumer in practice might ask for a certain quantity, all contracts would be in metric units.
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To take just one familiar example, some shops sell fabrics and carpet in metric units; others in imperial units.
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The implementation of these directives represented the final stage of the process of replacing imperial units with metric units as the primary system of measurement.
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The unit price may also be given in imperial units, provided that they are not displayed more prominently than the metric units.
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It seems that we now have a choice of imperial units, metric units, or both.
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It is to permit the circulation of goods sold in metric units.
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Naturally enough, these are expressed in metric units.
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British industry, in order to survive, has been forced widely to adopt metric units and to work to metric standards.
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The cost of converting road signs into metric units would be very large indeed.
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Most inland and overseas freight tariffs are now based on metric units.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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