1) French invention 2) Measuring scheme 3) User of Celsius
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The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement that was originally based on the mètre des Archives and the kilogramme des Archives introduced by France in 1799. Over the years, the definitions of the metre and kilogram have been refined and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although ...
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(from the article `music, Western`) ...was monophonic, of limited range, and sectional in structure—was adopted by each of the succeeding groups. Of particular significance in view of ...
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international decimal system of weights and measures, based on the metre for length and the kilogram for mass, that was adopted in France in 1795 and ... [8 related articles]
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A system of weights and measures, universal for scientific use, based upon the meter, which was originally intended to be one ten-millionth of a quadrant of the earth's meridian and now is based on the length that light travels in a vacuum in a given period of time (see meter). Prefixes of the meter (and other standards) reflect either fractions or...
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the system of units of measurement that is based on the meter, gram, and liter and in which new units are formed from the basic terms by prefixes denoting multiplication by a power of ten. See also si units.
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a measurement system that uses the meter (39.37 in.) as a standard.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a system of weights and measures, universal for scientific use, based upon the meter, which was originally intended to be one ten-millionth of a quadrant of the earth's meridian and now is based on the length that light travels in a vacuum in a given period of time (see meter). Prefixes of the meter (and other standards) ...
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The metric system is a system of measurement based on the decimal system. It was first formalised in France at the end of the 18th century and by the 1830s was being widely adopted in Europe. In Britain, bills for its compulsory adoption were defeated in 1871 and 1907 and Imperial units remained supreme until 1963, when the yard was redefined as 0....
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n] - a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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system of measurement based on the number ten
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A measurement system that measures length in millimeters, centimeters, meters, and kilometers; capacity in liters and milliliters; mass in grams and kilograms; and temperature in degrees Celsius
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noun a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
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System of weights and measures developed in France in the 18th century and recognized by other countries in the 19th century. In 1960 an international conference on weights and measures recommended the universal adoption of a revised International System (Système International d'Unités, or SI), with seven prescribed `base units&#...
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