metrication

[me-tri-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act, process, or result of establishing the metric system as the standard system of measurement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrication¹

First recorded in 1960–65; metric ¹ + -ation

Example Sentences

The pesky little clause that derailed metrication in the United States.

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In 1998, 89 MPs signed a parliamentary motion opposing compulsory metrication and the prosecution of traders continuing to use imperial.

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Conservatives and even anti-establishment liberals clubbed Jimmy Carter with metric, and when Reagan essentially killed the conversion in 1982, the board responsible for pushing metrication conceded there was “overwhelming” opposition.

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For this reason, labor unions were among the strongest opponents of 1970s-era metrication, fearing that the switch would make it easier to ship jobs off-shore.

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That, along with the failure to decimalise the compass, was perhaps the metrication commission’s biggest setback.

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