metric vs metric linear unit

metric linear unit vs metric

metric and metric linear unit both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but metric linear unit is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No
metric linear unit	Yes	No	No	No

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

metric: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
metric linear unit: a linear unit of distance in metric terms

Other hyponyms of metric include metric capacity unit, metric weight unit, weight unit.

metric (noun)	metric linear unit (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	a linear unit of distance in metric terms
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
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)	metric linear unit (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between metric and metric linear unit

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