metrication
Adopting decimal measures
Metrication is the process of adopting the metric system of measurement.
Countries that undergo metrication replace traditional units like inches, pounds, and gallons with meters, kilograms, and liters.
The UK's metrication in the 1970s met resistance from those attached to imperial measures.
The related verb is metricate.
Base unit of mass
- litreMetric liquid volume
- hectare10,000 square meters
- kilometerThousand meters
- centimeterMetric length unit
millimeter · gram · milligram · tonne · millilitre · pascal · joule · watt
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
instrumentation · gauge · scale · conversion chart · benchmark · graduation · readout · digital display
Conversion to base-ten units
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- transitionChange from one state
- adoptionLegal family formation
- switchoverTransition between two systems
reform · modernization · implementation · legislation · mandate · policy · advocacy · resistance
Global standards body
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
- complianceAdhering to requirements
conformity · specifications · regulations · international standards · uniformity · compatibility · global standards · trade
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- imperial systemNon-metric measurement standard
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
inch · gallon · mile · 1970s · holdouts · United States · Liberia · Myanmar
kilogram
Base unit of mass
centimeter · millimeter · gram · milligram · tonne · millilitre · pascal · joule · watt · newton
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
metrology · instrumentation · gauge · scale · conversion chart · benchmark · graduation · readout · digital display · analog
decimalization
Conversion to base-ten units
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- transitionChange from one state
- adoptionLegal family formation
switchover · reform · modernization · implementation · legislation · mandate · policy · advocacy · resistance · opposition
ISO
Global standards body
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- interoperabilityCross-platform functional harmony
compliance · conformity · specifications · regulations · international standards · uniformity · compatibility · global standards · trade · commerce
Australia
Southern Hemisphere continent-country
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- imperial systemNon-metric measurement standard
pound · inch · gallon · mile · 1970s · holdouts · United States · Liberia · Myanmar · colonial legacy
- measurementsheight, stature, depth, pound, inch
- Metrologygram, kilogram, liter, centimeter, millimeter
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, gram, measuring cup
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, base units, mile
- Decimal Currencypence, penny, pound sterling, sterling, pound
- Industrial Standardsstandardization, manufacturing standards, technical specs