"metrication" meaning in All languages combined

See metrication on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-metrication.wav Forms: metrications [plural]
Etymology: metric + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metric|ation}} metric + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metrication (countable and uncountable, plural metrications)
  1. Conversion to the use of the metric system; metrification. Wikipedia link: metrication Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): History of science Synonyms: metrification [Canada, US], metric conversion Related terms: metricate, metricization
    Sense id: en-metrication-en-noun-IPe3VTyp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Metric system

Inflected forms

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