metric
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
Types & categories
- function hypernym
Related & opposite
- mathematics domain topic
- physics domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the metric system
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
convert all the measurements to metric units
Types & categories
- unit hypernym
- metric capacity unit hyponym
- metric linear unit hyponym
- weight unit hyponym
Sense 4 adjective
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Related & opposite
- metre derivation
- cadence derivation
- metrics domain topic
- rhythmical similar to
Sense 5 noun
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Types & categories
- quantity hypernym
- standard hyponym
- system of weights and measures hyponym
- point system hyponym
- information measure hyponym
- utility hyponym
- Brix scale hyponym
- circular measure hyponym
- board measure hyponym
- Beaufort scale hyponym
- system of weights hyponym
- temperature scale hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | function |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | meter |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | meter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | unit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | metric capacity unit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | metric linear unit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | weight unit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | metre |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cadence |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | metrics |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | rhythmical |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | quantity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | standard |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | system of weights and measures |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | point system |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | information measure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | utility |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Brix scale |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | circular measure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | board measure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Beaufort scale |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | system of weights |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | temperature scale |