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    [Adjective]  | "met*ri*cal" | \ ˈme-tri-kəl \


    1: of, relating to, or composed in meter

    2: of or relating to measurement


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Metrical going back to Middle English metricalle, from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter" + Middle English -alle {see: |-al:1|-al:1}; metric borrowed from Latin metricus "relating to or composed in meter, rhythmic (of the pulse)," borrowed from Greek metrikós "by measurement, relating to meter in verse," from métron "measure, space measure, poetic meter" + -ikos {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} {mat|meter:1|};

    [Adjective combining form]  | "-metric" 


    1: of, employing, or obtained by (such) a meter

    2: of or relating to (such) an art, process, or science of measuring

    [Adjective]  | "metrical" 


    1: marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound;


      * e.g., " ... the metrical chugging of the machinery had a hypnotic effect "





     [ "metric" ]

    1: A) The metric system; a system used to measure/weigh things.

      * e.g.,  ... A) That truck weighs 1 metric tonne. 


     [ "metric" ]

    2: B) A Canadian indie band.

      * e.g.,  ... B) Metric's CD kick butt! 

     [ "metric" ]

    1: Horrible band consisting of a bunch of retards. 60% of the reason they suck

      * e.g.,  ... Char: Oh my god! Metric rocked! 


     [ "metric" ]

    2: is because they suck dicks on the side to pay rent, the other 40% is that they're Canadian. Not saying all Canadians suck, just the semi-sucessful ones.

      * e.g.,  ... Ben: No, Metric is gay, besides, I hear they suck live. 

     [ "Metric" ]

    1: A kickass Canadian Indie band. Emily Haines (the lead singer) redefines awesome. Finally, the Canadians made something Americans will love.

      * e.g.,  ... Randy: "I just bought Metric's newest album. I love it." 

     [ "metric" ]

    1:  A system of measurement that makes more sense, is easier to comprehend and is standardized such that it is awesome to use.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see me get a hole in one? METRIC!! 


     [ "metric" ]

    2:  An adjective that describes something as making more sense, better, and/or more awesome than any other possibility.

     [ "metric" ]

    1: Chill, euphoric, awesome. Better than the usual. Something similar to the feeling of an awesome rave. Probably drawn from the idea that the metric system is "better" than other systems.

      * e.g.,  ... A$AP Rocky: How was that young party last night? Lil Wayne: Yo dawggg, that shit was metric AF. 

     [ "metrics" ]

    1: Call center slang. This word encompasses the statistics that are taken on call center agents to determine their worth. Usually includes average handle time (AHT), wrap, hold time and a few other basic metrics as well as a few 'spin' metrics added by the client to give the client a feeling of control.

      * e.g.,  ... They said Rob got canned because of poor metrics, but we all know the real reason. 

     [ "metric" ]

    1: An amazing Canadian band. The lead singer is Emily Haines who also does come vocals for Stars and Broken Social Scene.

      * e.g.,  ... "Last night I saw Metric, and I danced my ass off!" 


     [ "metric" ]

    2: They can be found at www.ilovemetric.com

     [ "metric" ]

    1: A modifier meaning "even more than"

      * e.g.,  ... A pipe broke, and now there's a metric buttload of water in my basement! 


     [ "metric" ]

    2: Most commonly used with buttload, assload, or shitload.


     [ "metric" ]

    3: The modifier 'metric' has been co-opted from the term 'metric ton,' which is 205 pounds more than a 'ton.'


     [ "metric" ]

    4: So, an 'assload' is a lot, but a 'metric assload' is even more.

     [ "metric" ]

    1: metric: ur anti-establishment, anti-gov and conspiracy theory loving tool the opposite of standard tools hence the name metric also see anarchist

      * e.g.,  ... John : dude my kid brother thinks the moon landing is a conspiracy 

     [ "Metric" ]

    1: Get (Metric (V.) the action of getting retarded off of MDMA or other substances measured in MilliGrams

      * e.g.,  ... Zach - Tones lets get metric this weekend 

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