morphometricaladj.
/mɔːfəˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɔrfəˈmɛtrək(ə)l/ = morphometric adj.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [adjective] > measurement > of relief
orometric1774
morphometric1931
morphometrical1935
the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > measurement of other dimensions > [adjective] > relating to morphometry
morphometric1931
morphometrical1935
1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Morphometricus,..morphometrical.
1931 Science 26 June 704/2 Inasmuch as we already have in use the words morphometry and morphometrical, it is hoped that the gentlemen referred to may be induced to adopt the name morphometer for their device [for measuring the shapes of pebbles].
1935 Geol. Mag. 72 183 Its [sc. the clinographic curve's] utility in delicate morphometrical determinations seems to me undoubted.
1953 Anti-Locust Bull. 16 (title page) Morphometrical studies on phases of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskål).
1993 Anat. & Embryol. 188 219 Morphometrical measurements..showed that in the cat the mean diameter of axons, the bare area of axolemma, [etc.]..are highly variable in dural nerve endings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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