Meanings
nounmetrification (countable and uncountable, plural metrifications)
plural metrifications
- countableuncountableA composition in metrical form; a versification.
Should I flounder awhile without a tumble / Thro' this metrification of Catullus, […]
1864, Alfred Tennyson, “[Experiments.] In Quantity. Milton. Hendecasyllabics.”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 175 - CanadaUScountableuncountableA metrication.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
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APA
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrification.
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