METRIC
\mˈɛtɹɪk], \mˈɛtɹɪk], \m_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of METRIC
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
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- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents"
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a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
By Princeton University
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An antiprotozoal used in amebiasis, trichomoniasis, giardiasis, and as a treponemacide in livestock. It has also been proposed as a radiation sensitizer for hypoxic cells. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985, p133), this substance may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen (Merck, 11th ed).
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Pertaining to measurement, measure, or rhythm, or to the metric system; metric system, the French system of weights and measures, by which things are measured or counted by tens or fractions of tens.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By James Champlin Fernald
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Denoting measurement.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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