-metriccomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. allometric adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -μετρικός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek -μετρικός (final element of words such as γεωμετρικός geometric n. and adj.) < μέτρον measure (see metre n.¹) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek μετρικός metric adj.¹ Compare French -métrique.First attested in the 17th cent. in geometric n. and adj. The proximate source of a number of formations is French. Compare also -metrical comb. form and note at that entry.

A terminal element of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -meter comb. form² or -metry comb. form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	-metric
释义	-metriccomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. allometric adj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek -μετρικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek -μετρικός (final element of words such as γεωμετρικός geometric n. and adj.) < μέτρον measure (see metre n.¹) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare ancient Greek μετρικός metric adj.¹ Compare French -métrique.First attested in the 17th cent. in geometric n. and adj. The proximate source of a number of formations is French. Compare also -metrical comb. form and note at that entry. A terminal element of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -meter comb. form² or -metry comb. form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < comb. form
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