relating to or based on the metre as a unit of length

all measurements are given in metric form

relating to or denoting a metric

the metric equation of Minkowski space–time

a system or standard of measurement

the levels of branching are arbitrary and no precise metric is applied to distance between the nodes

the metric system

it's easier to work in metric

relating to or composed in a poetic metre

the public recitation of metric, rhyming verse

the metre of a poem