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Definition of metric system
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Metric
system
() See
Metric,
a..
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Metric System
::
Metric
system
() See
Metric,
a..
Metre
::
Metre (n.) A
measure
of
length,
equal to 39.37
English
inches,
the
standard
of
linear
measure
in the
metric
system
of
weights
and
measures.
It was
intended
to be, and is very
nearly,
the ten
millionth
part of the
distance
from the
equator
to the north pole, as
ascertained
by
actual
measurement
of an arc of a
meridian.
See
Metric
system,
under
Metric..
Megametre
::
Megametre
(n.) In the
metric
system,
one
million
meters,
or one
thousand
kilometers..
Dioptre
::
Dioptre
(n.) A unit
employed
by
oculists
in
numbering
glasses
according
to the
metric
system;
a
refractive
power equal to that of a glass whose
principal
focal
distance
is one
meter.
Metric
::
Metric
(a.) 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..
Litre
::
Litre (n.) A
measure
of
capacity
in the
metric
system,
being a cubic
decimeter,
equal to
61.022
cubic
inches,
or 2.113
American
pints,
or 1.76
English
pints..
Deca-
::
Deca- () A
prefix,
from Gr.
de`ka,
signifying
ten;
specifically
(Metric
System),
a
prefix
signifying
the
weight
or
measure
that is ten times the
principal
unit..
Decimetre
::
Decimetre
(n.) A
measure
of
length
in the
metric
system;
one tenth of a
meter,
equal to 3.937
inches..
Decagramme
::
Decagramme
(n.) A
weight
of the
metric
system;
ten
grams,
equal to about
154.32
grains
avoirdupois..
Decigramme
::
Decigramme
(n.) A
weight
in the
metric
system;
one tenth of a gram, equal to
1.5432
grains
avoirdupois..
Deltohedron
::
Deltohedron
(n.) A solid
bounded
by
twelve
quadrilateral
faces.
It is a
hemihedral
form of the
isometric
system,
allied
to the
tetrahedron..
Decametre
::
Decametre
(n.) A
measure
of
length
in the
metric
system;
ten
meters,
equal to about 393.7
inches..
Dioptric
::
Dioptric
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
dioptre,
or to the
metric
system
of
numbering
glasses..
Pyrite
::
Pyrite
(n.) A
common
mineral
of a pale
brass-yellow
color and
brilliant
metallic
luster,
crystallizing
in the
isometric
system;
iron
pyrites;
iron
disulphide..
Metrical
::
Metrical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
measurement;
as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are
metrical
terms;
esp., of or
pertaining
to the
metric
system..
Tetrahexahedron
::
Tetrahexahedron
(n.) A solid in the
isometric
system,
bounded
by
twenty-four
equal
triangular
faces,
four
corresponding
to each face of the
cube..
Vat
::
Vat (n.) A
measure
for
liquids,
and also a dry
measure;
especially,
a
liquid
measure
in
Belgium
and
Holland,
corresponding
to the
hectoliter
of the
metric
system,
which
contains
22.01
imperial
gallons,
or 26.4
standard
gallons
in the
United
States..
Stere
::
Stere (n.) A unit of cubic
measure
in the
metric
system,
being a cubic
meter,
or
kiloliter,
and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or
nearly
1/ cubic
yards..
Millier
::
Millier
(n.) A
weight
of the
metric
system,
being one
million
grams;
a
metric
ton..
Decilitre
::
Decilitre
(n.) A
measure
of
capacity
or
volume
in the
metric
system;
one tenth of a
liter,
equal to
6.1022
cubic
inches,
or 3.38 fluid
ounces..
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