non-metric
adjective
(alsononmetric)uk/ˌnɒnˈmet.rɪk/us/ˌnɑːnˈmet.rɪk/not using asystemofmeasurementthat usesmetres,centimetres,litres, etc.:
The use of bothmetricand non-metricunitsin the samearticlewasconfusing.
Inrecordingdistances, weaddnon-metricequivalentsfor theconvenienceofourreaders.
- Our Americanreadershipis morecomfortablewith non-metricunits.
- EUregulationsprohibitthesaleofgoodsin non-metricmeasures.
- The "3½-inch" or "3.5inch"diskwasaimedat the non-metric USmarket,roundedfrom theactualmetricsizeof 90 mm usedinternationally.
- Duallabellinginformationispermitted, but the nonmetricinformationmust notpredominate.
- Americanfirmscan be at adisadvantagebecauseoverseasbuyersarereluctanttoacceptnonstandard (nonmetric)products.
Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- gage
- life-size
- measure
- measuresomethingout
- measure up
- meter
- pacesomethingoff/out
- pinhole
- planimetric
- plumb
- proof
- quantifiable
- quantification
- RBC
- remeasure
- rise
- survey
- telemetry