Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition in which blood-pressure at rest is higher than the body's needs. Because hypertension lacks overt symptoms, high blood pressure can go unnoticed for years.
2. metric-a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); convert all the measurements to metric units; it is easier to work in metric. metric unit.
1. the extent, quantity, amount, or degree of something, as determined by measurement or calculation. 2. a device for measuring distance, volume, etc, such as a graduated scale or container. 3. a system of measurement: give the size in metric measure.4. a standard used in a system of measurements: the international prototype kilogram is the measure of mass in SI units.5. a specific or standard amount of something: a measure of grain; short measure; full measure. measurement is a result obtained by measuring something. Check the measurements carefully. Every measurement was exact. 2. 'measure'. You do not use 'measurement' to refer to an action taken by a government.