measured, metrical, metric
(adjective) the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
metric, metrical
(adjective) based on the meter as a standard of measurement; “the metric system”; “metrical equivalents”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metric (not comparable)
Of or relating to the metric system of measurement.
(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
(mathematics, physics) Of or relating to distance.
metric (plural metrics or metrices)
A measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (especially used in engineering).
(mathematics) A function for the measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a real-valued function d(x,y) between points x and y satisfying the following properties: (1) "non-negativity": , (2) "identity of indiscernibles": , (2) "symmetry": , and (3) "triangle inequality": .
(mathematics) A metric tensor.
Abbreviation of metric system.
• measure
• (mathematics): distance function
• (mathematics): Euclidean metric, Hausdorff metric, spacetime metric, uniform metric, ultrametric
metric (third-person singular simple present metrics, present participle metricking, simple past and past participle metricked)
(transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
Source: Wiktionary
Met"ric, a. Etym: [L. metricus, Gr. métrique. See Meter rhythm.]
1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.
2. Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement. Metric analysis (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
– Metric system, a system of weights and measures originating in France, the use of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many others, including the United States and England. The principal unit is the meter (see Meter). From this are formed the are, the liter, the stere, the gram, etc. These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deca-, hecto-, kilo-, and myria-; successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For metric tables, see p. 1682.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
