metrize

[ mi-trahyz, me-trahyz ]
/ mɪˈtraɪz, ˈmɛ traɪz /

verb (used with object), met·rized, met·riz·ing. Mathematics.

to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).
Also metricize; especially British, met·rise.

Origin of metrize

OTHER WORDS FROM metrize

met·riz·able, adjective met·ri·za·tion, noun