Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To convert (a measurement, system, or set of values) from a non-metric system (such as imperial units) to the metric system.
   • To express or represent something using the units of the metric system.

Usage

The verb metricise is used when describing the action of changing a measurement or a standard from another system to the metric system. It often refers to official, systematic changes by organizations or governments.

Examples

• The government decided to metricise all road signs, replacing miles with kilometres.
• The recipe was metricised, so the cups and ounces were converted to grams and millilitres.
• The company is working to metricise its engineering drawings to comply with international standards.

Advanced Usage

• The process or act of converting to the metric system is called metricisation (noun).
  • The metricisation of the UK's weights and measures was a lengthy process.
• The adjective metric describes something that uses or relates to the metric system.
  • All new products must have metric measurements.

Variants and Related Words

• Metricize: An alternative spelling, more common in American English.
• Convert to metric: A more common phrasal alternative to metricise.
• Metrification: A synonym for metricisation, meaning the process of adopting the metric system.

Synonyms

• Convert to metric
• Adopt the metric system

Antonyms

• Imperialise (to convert to imperial units, though this is very rare)
• Use customary units

Verb

1. convert from a non-metric to the metric system
2. express in the metric system