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  metrics

  noun

  the science of meter.
• -metrics
  -metrics

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

metrics

¹ American  

[me-triks] / ˈmɛ trɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science of meter.

2. the art of metrical composition.

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-metrics ² American  

1. a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element.

   biometrics; econometrics.

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metrics British  

/ ˈmɛtrɪks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of metrics¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; see origin at metric ², -ics

Origin of -metrics²

see origin at -metric, -ics

Example Sentences

This past week, the Squeeze Metrics Gamma Index, which measures the dollar value of option dealers’ exposure to the call options they have sold to clients, hit its highest level since 2021.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Metrics for the current season don’t include Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland, or Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"Metrics show #Iran remains offline as the country wakes to another day of digital darkness," said Netblocks in a post on X.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Metrics show Canada's wildfires, a natural part of its vast boreal forest, have worsened in recent years.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

After her death, the Manas Press of Rochester brought out a small volume of her poetry, and her "Study of English Metrics" was published in 1918 by Alfred Knopf.

From The Second Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets by Rittenhouse, Jessie Belle