metric weight unit vs metric

metric vs metric weight unit

metric weight unit and metric both are nouns.

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

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

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

metric weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
metric: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)

Other hypernyms of metric weight unit include metric unit, mass unit.

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

Difference between metric weight unit and metric

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