metric system
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1. a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | system of weights and measures, |
| definition | : | system of measurement for length and weight and duration (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | cgs, cgs system, |
| definition | : | system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | international system, international system of units, si, si system, si unit, systeme international, systeme international d'unites, |
| definition | : | a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela) (noun.quantity) |
| part holonym | : | metric weight unit, weight unit, |
| definition | : | a decimal unit of weight based on the gram (noun.quantity) |
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