metric unit metric ton • metric weight unit · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · metric unit · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds). Synonyms: metric unit, metric. Examples: "Convert all the measurements to metric units." "It is easier to work in metric." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · metric · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075