metric

Metric has 2 syllables: met · ric.

noun. A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.

adjective. The rhythmic arrangement of syllables.

noun. A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.

noun. A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds).