adjective
- converted to or expressed in the metric system of measurement
verb
- past tense and past participle of metricize; to convert to the metric system
Usage: transitive verb
Examples
- The country metricated its measurement system in the 1970s.
- Most scientific fields use metricated units for consistency.
- After the government metricated weights and measures, citizens had to learn new conversions.
- The recipe was metricated to use grams instead of ounces.
- European nations metricated decades ago, making trade easier.
- The metricated scale showed the weight in kilograms.