what is metric length
Metric Length, Height and Distance. The metre is the standard of length, which is divided into 100 centimetres, also into 1000 millimetres. 1000 metres is the same as 1 kilometre. And we can also see that 10 millimetres is the same as 1 centimetre. These distances can all be abbreviated to 1 or 2 letters for ease of use, especially in writing.