metric : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: metric	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for metric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metric adj based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents" Synonym(s): metric, metrical the rhythmic arrangement of syllables Synonym(s): measured, metrical, metric n a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them Synonym(s): metric function, metric a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" Synonym(s): metric unit, metric a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic Synonym(s): system of measurement, metric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metric \Met"ric\, a. [L. metricus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. m[82]trique. 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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
metric {software metric}