Search Result for "metric_unit":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds);
- Example: "convert all the measurements to metric units"
- Example: "it is easier to work in metric"
[syn: metric unit, metric]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metric unit
    n 1: 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" [syn: metric unit, metric]