METRIFICATION

metrification, metrication

(noun) the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds

metrification

(noun) writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

metrification (countable and uncountable, plural metrifications)

Composition in metrical form; versification.

(US, Canada) metrication

Source: Wiktionary


Met`ri*fi*ca"tion, n.

Definition: Composition in metrical form; versification. [R.] Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHANCY

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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