metrify

• Verbo anticuado que significa medir o convertir al sistema métrico.

An obsolete verb meaning to measure or to convert to the metric system.

1. Compose in poetic meterC1formal

   To write or arrange words in a specific rhythmic pattern of syllables, especially for poetry.

   Componer en metro

   • The poet labored to metrify his verses in iambic pentameter.
   • She learned to metrify her lines to match the classical sonnet form.
   • He struggled to metrify the prose passage into a structured poem.
   • The workshop taught students how to metrify their free verse.

   Sinónimosverseversify

2. Convert to metric systemC1formaltechnical

   To change measurements or units from a non-metric system (e.g., imperial) to the metric system.

   Convertir al sistema métrico

   • The government decided to metrify all road signs from miles to kilometers.
   • Engineers had to metrify the old factory's blueprints for modern use.
   • The cookbook was updated to metrify all volume and weight measurements.
   • Many countries gradually metrified their weights and measures during the 20th century.

   Sinónimosdecimalizemetricize