Assertion: metric system | /r/CapableOf | use the meter
Facets:
value: to measure length
type: PURPOSE
value: as base units of length
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The metric system is a system of measurement that uses the meter, liter, and gram as base units of length (distance), capacity (volume), and weight (mass) respectively.
text: The metric system, which uses measuring units such as grams and meters, is used by most countries to count order of magnitude.
text: The metric system uses the meter to measure length, the kilogram for measurements of mass, the ampere when measuring electromagnetism, the mole for quantities, the candela for luminous intensity, Kelvin for temperature, and the seconds for time measurements.