metrify
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Definition
- Verb:
- To convert from a non-metric to the metric system: To change a system of measurement (e.g., imperial units) into the metric system (e.g., meters, liters, grams).
- To compose in poetic meter: To write or structure poetry according to specific rhythmic patterns, such as iambic pentameter.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Convert to metric):
- The government decided to metrify all road signs.
- The recipe needs to be metrified for an international audience.
- Verb (Compose in meter):
- The poet worked hard to metrify his verses correctly.
- She chose to metrify the sonnet in a traditional iambic pattern.
Advanced Usage
- "to metrify a system": To apply metrication to an entire set of standards or procedures.
- The industry's challenge was to metrify its entire manufacturing process.
- "to metrify a line": In poetry, to apply a specific metrical structure to a single line of verse.
- The student's task was to metrify the given line of prose.
Variants and Related Words
- Metrication (n): The process of converting to the metric system.
- Metrication was a long and complex process for the country.
- Metrical (adj): Relating to or composed in poetic meter.
- The poem has a strict metrical structure.
Synonyms
- Metricate: To convert to the metric system.
- Versify: To turn into verse or to compose verses (similar to the poetic meaning of 'metrify').
Related Phrases
- "to metrify data": (Technical) To convert numerical data into metric units.
- The scientist needed to metrify the old imperial data for the new study.
- "a metrified composition": A piece of writing, especially poetry, that is structured according to a defined meter.
- The anthology featured beautifully metrified compositions from the 18th century.
Verb
- convert from a non-metric to the metric system
- compose in poetic meter
- The bard metrified his poems very precisely