metering

(UK, now, _, chiefly, _, historical) A licensed or official measurer of coal; (especially in London) One responsible for supervising the loading, unloading, and weighing of coal to ensure accurate quantity and payment.

Metrification refers to the process of converting measurements, systems, or even written works into a metric or structured format. In North American usage it often describes the shift from imperial to metric measurement — the kind of thing governments wrestle with for decades. In a literary sense, metrification means reshaping prose or irregular verse into a regular metrical pattern. Either way, it implies imposing an organized, standardized framework onto something previously loose or inconsistent.

(Canada, US) A metrication.