metrize

UK
/ˈmɛtraɪz/
US
/ˈmɛtraɪz/

Translations

metrizeverb
metrized
Past Simple
metrized
Past Participle
metrizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈmɛtraɪz/
US
/ˈmɛtraɪz/
métriserAu sens de convertir au système métrique.
Canada began to metrize its road signs in the 1970s.
Le Canada a commencé à métriser ses panneaux routiers dans les années 1970.
métriserEn mathématiques et en topologie.
The Urysohn theorem shows how to metrize certain normal spaces.
Le théorème d'Urysohn montre comment métriser certains espaces normaux.
Additional translations
mettre en versSens rare et littéraire.

Definitions

metrizeverb
To convert (something) to the metric system of measurement; to express in metric units.
Canada began to metrize its road signs in the 1970s.
(Mathematics) To endow (a set or topological space) with a metric, thereby making it a metric space.
The Urysohn theorem shows how to metrize certain normal spaces.
(Poetry, rare) To arrange or compose in metrical verse.
The poet sought to metrize the folk tale for his new collection.