Metria

(me'-tre-ah). Any uterine affection. The term is used also as a synonym of Puerperal (mef-rit). Pertaining to system of weights and measures, of which the meter is the basis. M. System, a decimal system of weights and measures employed in France, Germany, and other countries, and used generally in the sciences. The standard is the meter, the part of a quadrant of a meridian circle of the earth. The standard of capacity is the liter, a cubical volume meter in each dimension. The standard of weight is the gram, the weight of liter (one cubic centimeter) of distilled water at its maximum density. The unit of superficial measure is the are, a square whose side is IO meters or a decameter. As the unit of microscopic measurement the thousandth part of a millimeter has been adopted. It is called micron or microm, micro millimeter; abbreviated, p. The multiples are exd by the prefixes dec a, hecto, and tilo: the subdivisions by the prefixes dec i, cent i, and mill i. i kilometer. meters i hectometer. meters i decameter. meters i decimeter..1 meter.01 i centimeter. meter.001 meter i millimeter. I kiloliter. liters liters i hectoliter. liters ii decaliter. liter.1 i deciliter. liter.OI centiliter..OOI liter i milliliter. iooo ioo io grams grams grams.1 gram.oi gram.ooi gram i kilogram. i hectogram. i decagram. i decigram. i centigram. i milligram. In common practice, however, the following divisions only are used, the others being expre ed figures: io millimeters I centimeter, ioo centimeters I meter, iooo meters i kilometer. iooo cubic centimeters i liter. iooo milligrams i kilogram. iooo grams gram, The following are the equivalent values: i meter i liter 39 3" inches. i quart Yi gill, V. S. measure. 15-43 0.061 grains. cubic centimeter. i gram minim See, also, Weights and Measures.