metric capacity unit vs metric

metric vs metric capacity unit

metric capacity unit and metric both are nouns.

metric capacity unit is not an adjective while metric is an adjective.

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

As nouns, metric is a hypernym of metric capacity unit; that is, metric is a word with a broader meaning than metric capacity unit:

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

Other hypernyms of metric capacity unit include capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit, metric unit.

metric capacity unit (noun)	metric (noun)
a capacity unit defined in metric terms	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
	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 capacity unit (adjective)	metric (adjective)
	based on the meter as a standard of measurement
	the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between metric capacity unit and metric

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