Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun metric_unit

1 sense of metric unit

Sense 1
metric unit, metric -- (a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric")
       => unit of measurement, unit -- (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume")