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Metric system   /mˈɛtrɪk sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Metric system

noun
1.
A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second.





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... author that less than ten per cent of all pupils taking this course will enter college. Hence, the use of the measurements that are more in keeping with the pupils' practical needs. For the small minority who will enter college, a thorough drill in the metric system is urged. The following formula gives the necessary information for changing from the Fahreheit to the Centigrade scale: Subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9.] of water is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and it is desired to increase the temperature of that water to 74 degrees Fahrenheit, a certain ...
— School and Home Cooking • Carlotta C. Greer


Words linked to "Metric system" :   Systeme International, cgs system, International System of Units, cgs, si, SI system, weight unit, SI unit, International System, system of weights and measures, metric weight unit, Systeme International d'Unites


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