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METRICATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metrication mean?
• METRICATION (noun)
The noun METRICATION has 1 sense:
1. the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
Familiarity information: METRICATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
metrication; metrification
Hypernyms ("metrication" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Derivation:
metricate (convert from a non-metric to the metric system)
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