| NOUN | quantity | metric unit, metric | a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) |
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| Meaning | A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds). | |
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| Example | "convert all the measurements to metric units" | |
| Synonym | metric | |
| Narrower | metric capacity unit | A capacity unit defined in metric terms |
| metric linear unit | A linear unit of distance in metric terms | |
| metric weight unit, weight unit | A decimal unit of weight based on the gram | |
| Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
| Spanish | sistema métrico decimal, sistema métrico | |
| Catalan | sistema mètric decimal, sistema mètric | |
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