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met•rize
Pronunciation: (mi-trīz', me'trīz), [key]—
v.t., -rized, -rizing.
Math.
to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).
Also,metricize; esp. Brit.,met•rise'.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.