metrics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmetrɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(me′triks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
met•rics  (me′triks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Poetrythe science of meter.
  2. Poetrythe art of metrical composition.
  • see metric2, -ics 1895–1900

-metrics, 
  1. a combining form with the meaning "the science of measuring'' that specified by the initial element:biometrics; econometrics.
  • see -metric, -ics

'metrics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sabermetrics - cliometrics - geometrics - prosody - psychometrics

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