metrize

especially British, met·rise

[mi-trahyz, me-trahyz]

verb (used with object)

Mathematics.

metrized, metrizing 

1. to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).

Other Word Forms

• metrizable adjective
• metrization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrize¹

metr(ic) ² + -ize