the metric system

noun

: a system of weights and measures that is based on the meter and on the kilogram

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That's about 25 ounces for those of us not on the metric system. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 27 June 2026 The other thing that still to this day throws me for such a loop is that everything's in the metric system. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 In a strange roundabout way, Mendenhall put America on the metric system. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Much like socialism and the metric system, folks like Kemp fervently believed soccer should be resisted to preserve America. — Andrés Martinez, Time, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the metric system

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“The metric system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20metric%20system. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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