metrification

• Substantiv, das die Umstellung eines Messsystems auf das metrische System bezeichnet oder die Abfassung von Versen in einem metrischen Versmaß.

A noun referring to the process of converting a system of measurement to the metric system, or the act of composing in metrical verse.

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1. Metrication (Measurement)C1formalscientific

   The process of converting from imperial units of measurement (such as inches, pounds, gallons) to metric units (such as meters, grams, liters).

   Metrifizierung (Messwesen)

   • The metrification of the UK's road signs has been debated for decades.
   • Many countries completed their metrification in the 1970s.
   • The scientific community fully supports metrification for consistency.

   Synonymemetrication

2. C2formalart

   The act of writing a metrical composition, or the metrical structure of a composition, such as a poem or verse.

   Metrische Komposition

   • The poet's metrification of the sonnet was flawless.
   • Scholars studied the metrification of ancient Greek odes.
   • His metrification gave the poem a rhythmic and melodic quality.

   Synonymemeterprosodyversification