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METRIC SYSTEM

\mˈɛtɹɪk sˈɪstəm], \mˈɛtɹɪk sˈɪstəm], \m_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɪ_k s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\

Definitions of METRIC SYSTEM

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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Standard of measurement in which the meter is the unit.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

System of measures and weights having the meter as a basis. See Weights and Measures, Tables of.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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