/ ˈmetrɪk; NAmE / adjective
1.
based on the metric system :
metric units / measurements / sizes
British currency went metric in 1971.
2.
made or measured using the metric system :
These screws are metric.
—compare imperial
3.
= metrical
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (as an adjective relating to length): from French métrique , from mètre , from Greek metron measure.