I believe because the metric system is more widely used and nowadays even parts that have been made to measure according to British measurements, such as nuts and bolts are being produced according to the metric system.
The English system and the metric system.
a centimeter is closest
Metric measurement is measurement made using units as defined under the metric system.
The two systems of measurement include the English system which is based on the foot measurements, and the Metric system based on the Meter as the unit of reference.
The metric system and standard, or English, system are two sets of standards that are used for quantifying weights and measures.
most scientific community uises metric and only America uses English units
the 2 kinds of mesurement are english-metric & metric-english
The metric system.
the metric system/SI
"Metric conversion" refers to the change from English units of measurement to metric units.
Metric: millilitres. Imperial: fluid ounces. English: none - there is no such system.
The English system and the metric system.
It is very easy to unterstand. Scroll down to related links and look at "Metric system - Wikipedia".
An inch is such a measure.
The English system and the metric system.
The English system is a measurement system; in a sense it is a metric system but it is not the metric system, so I would avoid using that word to describe it.
1. Metric System 2. English System