metrication
noun
met·ri·ca·tion
ˌme-tri-ˈkā-shən 
: the act or process of metricizing
specifically
: conversion of an existent system of units into the metric system
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As Tony explains to me in Thaxted, metrication became the perfect wedge issue, one that UKIP knew would attract people to their cause.
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James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
Read the title of this post and tremble at the future of metrication.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2011
James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
Read the title of this post and tremble at the future of metrication.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2011
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“Metrication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metrication. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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