| 单词 | metrication |
| 释义 | metrication (once / 5909656 pages) n WORD FAMILY metricate: metrication USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1998, 89 MPs signed a parliamentary motion opposing compulsory metrication and the prosecution of traders continuing to use imperial. BBC(Sep 21, 2016) Metric Association, which has been leading the charge for metrication for the past 99 years. MSNBC(Jun 10, 2015) For this reason, labor unions were among the strongest opponents of 1970s-era metrication, fearing that the switch would make it easier to ship jobs off-shore. Time(Dec 15, 2014) n the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds Syn|Hyper metrification change the action of changing something |
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