metrification

met·ri·fy¹

M0259500 (mĕt′rə-fī′)tr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies To put into or compose in poetic meter; versify.

[French métrifier, from Old French, from Medieval Latin metrificāre : Latin metrum, measure; see meter¹ + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

met′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

M0259500 (mĕt′rə-fī′)tr. & intr.v. met·ri·fied, met·ri·fy·ing, met·ri·fies To convert into or adopt the metric system.

(ˌmɛtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) n1. (Units) conversion from nonmetric to metric units2. (Poetry) (of poetry) metrical structure

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Noun	1.	metrification - writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
	2.	metrification - the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, secondsmetricationchange - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"