metrics

[ me-triks ]

/ ˈmɛ trɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of meter.

the art of metrical composition.

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Origin of metrics

First recorded in 1895–1900; see origin at metric², -ics

Other definitions for metrics (2 of 2)

-metrics

a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element: biometrics; econometrics.

Origin of -metrics

see origin at -metric, -ics

How to use metrics in a sentence

“You are applying Western metrics to someone who is not using that metric against you,” referring to ISIS, Bolger said.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This midterm election has been pretty terrible measured by the metrics that independent/swing voters care about.
Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections|Linda Killian|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They believe in traditional metrics of talent, and are willing to pay for those who measure up.
Five Lessons the Faltering Music Industry Could Learn From TV|Ted Gioia|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To put it mildly, Obama has come up short on each of these metrics.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate|Lloyd Green|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When they were invented, we had no economic metrics, and no reliable way to gauge what was going on.
Don’t Trust the Economic Numbers That Govern Our World|Zachary Karabell|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the novelties included in our experiments was the teaching of metrics, hitherto reserved for high schools.
Montessori Elementary Materials|Maria Montessori
By far the greater part of Gascoigne's treatise is devoted to metrics and to style.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Several terms used in this book have also been taken from German metrics.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
He had to go to the Chansons des rues et des bois to enjoy the perfect acrobatics of his metrics.
Against The Grain|Joris-Karl Huysmans
The second book, Of Proportion, 70 pages, is a treatise on metrics.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

British Dictionary definitions for metrics

metrics

/ (ˈmɛtrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) prosody the art of using poetic metre

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metrics

Origin of metrics

Other definitions for metrics (2 of 2)

Origin of -metrics

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How to use metrics in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for metrics