metric vs Beaufort scale

Beaufort scale vs metric

metric and Beaufort scale both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but Beaufort scale is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No
Beaufort scale	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Beaufort scale is a hyponym of metric; that is, Beaufort scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metric:

metric: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Beaufort scale: a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind

Other hyponyms of metric include criterion, measure, standard, touchstone, system of weights and measures, point system, information measure, utility, Brix scale, circular measure, board measure, system of weights, weight, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

metric (noun)	Beaufort scale (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)	an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

metric (adjective)	Beaufort scale (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between metric and Beaufort scale

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