English Dictionary

metric system

/ˈmɛtɹɪk ˌsɪstəm/

noun

The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.

The metric system is used in most countries around the world.

意味（1）

The system of units developed in France in the 1790s and now used worldwide.

意味（2）

The modern version of that system, Système International d'Unités (International System of Units), or SI that is based on the base units of the meter/metre, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela.

see Appendix on SI Units

意味（3）

Any variant of that system, that was not codified as SI, such as cgs.