the metric system

noun

: a system of weights and measures that is based on the meter and on the kilogram

Examples of the metric system in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And remember, most of the rest of the world uses the metric system, so don't forget to do your conversion. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 What followed was a lengthy bit about breaking with the metric system, but thanks to Bargatze’s deadpan delivery—typical of the staid disquisitions and slow pacing his stand-up has become famous for—the scene became an instant classic. Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024 And remember, most of the rest of the world uses the metric system, so don’t forget to do your conversion. Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024 The international prototype of the kilogram is located in Paris Paris is home to the prototype created for standardizing the metric system for measuring weight–the kilogram. Anna Gordon, TIME, 26 July 2024 Frick-Wright: For those of you unfamiliar with the metric system, that's fast. Outside Online, 17 July 2024 Americans successfully defeated Communism and Nazism and the metric system. The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2024 Debt and lawsuits have come to feel like quintessential American institutions, like barbeque or refusing to use the metric system. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 20 June 2024 Just as few American political leaders would have a good word for the metric system or international law, Egyptian political leaders love to talk about foreign hands and eschew international expertise. Nathan J. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2013

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“The metric system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20metric%20system. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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