A decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
1 A separate piece of software took in the data assuming it was in the metric unit : newtons.
2 Joule's Equivalent-J.- istheamountof energy equivalent to a therm or calorie, the metric unit of heat.
3 Already electrical, chemical and optical manufacturing concerns use the metric units and system exclusively.
4 Thank you for metric units (at least for the mass).
5 I did metalwork class for three years and we only measured pieces of metal in metric units .
6 Are metric units only for schoolchildren?
7 * Throughout this report, surface distances are given in metric units .
8 The declared units must be in the metric system; where imperial units are used it must be accompanied by the metric units .
9 Ninth, no valuable time is lost in making reductions from common to metric units , or vice versa, either by ourselves or foreigners.
10 You just get in the habit of using metric units - the rest of the world long ago realized this is the best set of units.)
11 Sir, -Con O'Rourke (Letters, June 27th) believes that most sectors of the Irish economy and our educational system have now converted to metric units .
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