metrologicaladj.
/ˌmɛtrəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɛtrəˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Of or relating to metrology (metrology n.1).
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metena1400
metrical1650
mensural1651
decimal1794
metrological1834
mensurational1880
quantificational1939
1834 T. B. Jervis (title) The expediency and facility of establishing the metrological and monetary systems throughout India.
1856 Sat. Rev. 8 Nov. 617/1 All sorts of weights and measures, from the cubit of Noah to the metrological standard of John Quincy Adams.
1883 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 4 340 The metrological analysis of the fathom must consequently entirely exclude the Attic foot.
1922 Science 6 Oct. 379/2 It was deemed wise to have definite recognition of these national prototypes as the fundamental standard of reference in all metrological operations in which the United States Government was concerned.
1953 K. J. Hume & G. H. Sharp Pract. Metrol. (1965) ii. xiv. 66 The two experiments performed on the same gauge will provide a useful exercise in the assessment of accuracy of metrological methods.
1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 May 538/1 From metrological analysis and weight distribution in the surviving coins..the authors demonstrate laxity in control of the coinage around the middle of the tenth century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1834