Meaning of metric system | Babel Free
/ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/Definitions
- The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.
- 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.
- Any variant of that system that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.
Equivalents
Deutsch
metrisches System
Español
sistema métrico
Suomi
metrijärjestelmä
Français
système métrique
한국어
미터법
Nederlands
metriek stelsel
Português
sistema métrico
Русский
метри́ческая систе́ма
Türkçe
metrik sistem
Examples
“see Appendix on SI Units”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.