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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'metric' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions metric noun  a measure for something; a means of deriving a quantitative measurement or approximation for otherwise qualitative phenomena (esp. used in Software Engineering) (algebra) A measurement of the distance between two points in some metric space; e.g. the Euclidean metric (sqrt(x² + y² + z²) in 3 dimensions). Translations:  French: métrique Italian: metrica adjective  of or relating to the metric system of measurement (music) of or relating to a even-note pattern or rhythmic unit which coincides with the pulses on a metric level. (DeLone? et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3) (rfc, music definition needs rewritten because the current one is copyrighted) Translations:  French: métrique German: metrisch Italian: metrico (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) Etymology: From métrique (1864).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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