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metrification

English

Noun

metrification (countable and uncountable, plural metrifications)

  1. Composition in metrical form; versification.
    • 1863, Alfred Tennyson, Hendecasyllabics
      Should I flounder awhile without a tumble
      Thro' this metrification of Catullus
  2. (US, Canada) metrication

Related terms

  • metrify

References

metrification From the web:

  • what is metrication in literature


metricate

English

Etymology

metric +? -ate

Verb

metricate (third-person singular simple present metricates, present participle metricating, simple past and past participle metricated)

  1. To express physical quantities using the metric system.
  2. To convert to the use of the metric system.

Synonyms

  • (jurisdictional conversion to using metric): metrify (US, Canada)

Related terms

  • metrication

See also

  • metricize
  • metrification

Anagrams

  • actimeter

metricate From the web:

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