metric vs weight

weight vs metric

metric and weight both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but weight is not an adjective.

metric is not a verb while weight is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No
weight	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, weight is a hyponym of metric; that is, weight 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
weight: a system of units used to express the weight of something

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, Beaufort scale, system of weights, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

metric (noun)	weight (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	an artifact that is heavy
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)	sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them	the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
	the relative importance granted to something
	an oppressive feeling of heavy force
	a unit used to measure weight
	a system of units used to express the weight of something
	(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

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

metric (verb)	weight (verb)
	present with a bias
	weight down with a load

Difference between metric and weight

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