"metric system" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-metric system.wav [US]
Etymology: Compound of metric + system, from French métrique. See also meter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|metric|system}} metric + system, {{der|en|fr|métrique}} French métrique, {{m|en|meter}} meter Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} metric system
  1. The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide. Translations (system of measurements developed in France): sistema mètric [masculine] (Catalan), 國際公制 (Chinese Mandarin), 国际公制 (guójì gōngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 公制 (gōngzhì) [short-form] (Chinese Mandarin), metrijärjestelmä (Finnish), système métrique [masculine] (French), მეტრული სისტემა (meṭruli sisṭema) (Georgian), metrisches System [neuter] (German), méterrendszer (Hungarian), metrala sistemo (Ido), córas méadrach [masculine] (Irish), 미터법 (miteobeop) (alt: ) (Korean), sistema métrico (Portuguese), sistem metric [neuter] (Romanian), метри́ческая систе́ма (metríčeskaja sistéma) [feminine] (Russian), sistema métrico [masculine] (Spanish), ระบบเมตริก (rá-bòp-mee-dtrìk) (Thai), metrik sistem (Turkish), system fedrig [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-metric_system-en-noun-j5OlgsoW Categories (other): Metric system Disambiguation of Metric system: 26 40 35 Disambiguation of 'system of measurements developed in France': 78 14 8
  2. The modern version of that system, Système International d'Unités (International System of Units), or SI that is based on the base units of the meter/metre, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela. Categories (topical): Systems
    Sense id: en-metric_system-en-noun-HqEW-gtx Disambiguation of Systems: 26 53 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Metric system Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 46 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 53 22 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 57 22 Disambiguation of Metric system: 26 40 35
  3. Any variant of that system that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.
    Sense id: en-metric_system-en-noun-kiMRcfOV Categories (other): Metric system Disambiguation of Metric system: 26 40 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metric [abbreviation], SI Hyponyms: cgs [variant], mks [variant], MTS [variant] Related terms: metrication, metric conversion, decimalization

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