metric analysis
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Metric \Met"ric\ (m[e^]t"r[i^]k), a. [L. metricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]trique. See Meter rhythm.]
1.Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Metric analysis (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric analysis.
Metric system, See metric system in the vocabulary. [1913 Webster]