Noun: metrification
- The act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
"The country's metrification process took several years to complete";
- metrication
- Writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition)
"The poet's metrification of the ancient legend gave it a rhythmic quality"
Derived forms: metrifications
Type of: authorship, change, composition, penning, writing
Encyclopedia: Metrification