Metryczna

Metryczna is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective metryczny, meaning related to measurement, metric, or meter. It derives from Greek metron “measure” and is used across disciplines to describe objects, concepts, or systems tied to measurement or metrical structure. In Polish, the feminine form agrees with feminine nouns such as jednostka, przestrzeń, czy funkcja.

In mathematics and geometry, metryczna describes properties tied to a metric. The term appears in phrases like przestrzeń metryczna (metric space) and metryka as the distance function that defines how far points are from each other. Adjectival forms such as metryczny or metryczna are used to modify related nouns, for example metryczna jednostka długości or metryczna odległość, depending on grammatical gender of the noun.

In poetry and prosody, metryczna refers to meter and rhythmic structure. Wers metryczny or metryka wiersza are used to discuss lines or poems according to a prescribed metrical pattern. This usage emphasizes the cadence, stress, and syllable count that characterize traditional verse.

In metrology and everyday measurement, metryczna is applied to the metric system and its units. The system metryczny denotes the coherent set of metric units, such as meter for length or kilogram for mass, with metryczna jednostka describing a unit within that system, when the noun requires feminine agreement.

Etymology traces metryczna to Greek metron through Latin metricus and Polish usage, where the term remains common in technical and scientific contexts. See also metryka, metric, metrology, and the metric system.