English word metric comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον, and later Latin metrum (A measure.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| μέτρον | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| metrum | Latin (lat) | A measure. |
| metricus | New Latin (la-new) | |
| métrique | French (fra) | Metric (relating to metric system). |
| metric | English (eng) | (transitive, aerospace, systems engineering) To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process. (mathematics, physics) of or relating to distance. (music) of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.. Of or relating to the metric system of measurement (mathematics) A measurement of the "distance" between two points in some metric space: it is a [...] |