Lengths. The metric system uses meters (m) as its basic unit of length. A meter is about as long as three feet or one yard, and it can be used to measure things like a person's height or a short distance between two points. Here are some other metric units that are used to measure length: 1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter. 1 centimeter = 1/100 meter.
Scroll down for video. All smiles: Irina Shayk beamed as she piled into a taxi beside Bradley Cooper on Monday night, following a date at London's Novikov restaurant. Bradley and Irina were seen leaving the Novikov restaurant in stylish Mayfair, both dressed in an inconspicuous black.
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