"metric prefix" meaning in English

See metric prefix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metric prefixes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} metric prefix (plural metric prefixes)
  1. A prefix, added to a unit-name to to denote a multiple or submultiple, usually a power of 10; such as kilo- = 10³, or milli- = 10⁻³. Wikipedia link: metric prefix Related terms: metric system
    Sense id: en-metric_prefix-en-noun-fcknNKqK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Metric system

Inflected forms

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