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Noun: metric unit
  1. A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
    "convert all the measurements to metric units";
    - metric

Derived forms: metric units

Type of: unit, unit of measurement

Encyclopedia: Metric unit

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