Before the French used the metric system, they used a traditional system similar to the Imperial system.
"Ounces" is not part of the metric system.
I personally still hold the 'grave' as the base unit for the metric system, regardless of the outcome of the French Revolution.
The metric unit of what . -There is an entire metric system of all kinds of units .
A metric unit is a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system, based on meters and kilograms and seconds.
The primary unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
"Ounces" is not part of the metric system.
the meter (French: metre)
In the earlier times, there was no unit to measure the distance and thus there was no symmetry. To fight this problem, in 1790, french developed a standard unit of measurement called the metric system.
I personally still hold the 'grave' as the base unit for the metric system, regardless of the outcome of the French Revolution.
metric is spelled métrique in French. That means based on the universal measurement system in which the length unit is the meter.
The metric unit of what . -There is an entire metric system of all kinds of units .
A metric unit is a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system, based on meters and kilograms and seconds.
Liters is the basic unit for volume in the metric system.
the metric system unit of measurement for distance is meters
The metre is the basic unit of length for the metric system
The primary unit of length in the metric system is the meter.
Grams is the unit to measure weight in the metric system.