metrication

Definition of metrication

met`ri`ca´tion   Pronunciation: mĕt`rĭ`kā´shŭn
n.1.The act or process of converting the standard system of units of a country to those of the metric system; metrification; as, Great Britain has completed its metrification, but the United States still resists complete change.

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change, metricate, metricise, metricize, metrification, metrify
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