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Metric system, a system (adopted in every European country except our own and Russia) in numbering of coinage, weights, measures, etc., wherein the integer is divided into fractions of a tenth, hundredth, etc., and no others. Contracts are not invalid on the ground that the weights or measures expressed therein are of the metric system. See s. 21 of the (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878 which has taken the place of the repealed (English) Metric Weights and Measures Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 117), which recited that 'for the promotion and extension of our internal as well as our foreign trade, it was expedient to legalize the use of the metric system of weights and measures.' The Act of 1878, however, not authorizing the physical use of metric weights and measures, such physical use is expressly authorized by the (English) Weights and Measures (Metric System) Act, 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 46)....
Metrical
Of or pertaining to the meter arranged in meter consisting of verses as metrical compositions...
Metrically
In a metrical manner...
metrication
The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the metric system metrification as Great Britain has completed its metrification but the United States still resists complete change...
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 the system is also called by its French name Le Systegraveme International de Uniteacutes abbreviated SI The principal unit of length 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 1000 and 10000 The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes deka formerly deca hecto kilo and myria seldom used successive parts by deci centi and milli The prefixes mega and micro are used to denote a multiple by one million and the millionth part respectively giga and nano denote multiples of one billion 1000000000 and one billionth respectively The prefix for one trillion 1012 is tera and for one trillionth 10 12 is pico for one quintillion 1015 peta and for 10 15 one quintillion...
VerbarMillier
A weight of the metric system being one million grams a metric ton...
caesura
A metrical break in a verse occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse a sense pause in the middle of a foot Also a long syllable on which the caeligsural accent rests or which is used as a foot...
Decagram
A weight of the metric system ten grams equal to about 15432 grains avoirdupois...
Decaliter
A measure of capacity in the metric system a cubic volume of ten liters equal to about 61024 cubic inches that is 2642 wine gallons...
Decameter
A measure of length in the metric system ten meters equal to about 3937 inches...
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