- metrication met·ri·ca·tion n
- [ˌmɛtrɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]
conversione f al sistema metrico decimale
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metrication met·ri·ca·tion n
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metrication — met‧ri‧ca‧tion [ˌmetrɪˈkeɪʆn] noun [uncountable] the change to using the metric system of weights and measures * * * metrication UK US /ˌmetrɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [U] ► MEASURES the change from measuring things in imperial units (= feet, pounds, pints … Financial and business terms
metrication — met ri*ca tion (m[e^]t r[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metrication — met|ri|ca|tion [ˌmetrıˈkeıʃən] n [U] the change to using the ↑metric system of weights and measures ▪ Most businesses are in favour of metrication … Dictionary of contemporary English
metrication — met•ri•ca•tion [[t]ˌmɛ trɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. math. wam the process or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement • Etymology: 1960–65 met′ri•cate , v.i. v.t. cat•ed, cat•ing … From formal English to slang
metrication — met|ri|ca|tion [ ,metrı keıʃn ] noun uncount FORMAL the process in which a country, organization, etc. starts using the metric system of measurements … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metrication — met·ri·ca·tion … English syllables
met|ri|fi|ca|tion — «MEHT ruh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the making of verses. 2. British. metrication: »the metrification of weights and measures … Useful english dictionary
Metrification — Met ri*fi*ca tion, n. 1. Composition in metrical form; versification. [R.] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the metric system; metrication. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
