the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer
Derived forms
micrometrical (ˌmaikrouˈmetrɪkəl)micrometric
adjective
micrometrically
adverb
Word origin
[1850–55; micro- + -metry]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, headhunting, proletariat, seguemicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram); -metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: bathymetry, coulometry, dolorimetry, optometry, psychometry
Examples of 'micrometry' in a sentence
micrometry
Morphology and micrometry of the placentas were studied.
Sharmila Bhanu P, Devi Sankar K, Swetha M, Sujatha Kiran, Subhadra Devi V 2016, 'MORPHOLOGICAL AND MICROMETRICAL CHANGES OF THE PLACENTAL TERMINAL VILLI IN NORMALAND PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS', Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcarehttp://www.jebmh.com/data_pdf/Sharmila%20Bhanu--FINAL.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)