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单词 -metry
释义

-metry


a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified by the initial element: anthropometry; chronometry.

Origin of -metry

<Greek -metria action or process of measuring, equivalent to métr(on) measure (see meter2) + -ia-y3

Words nearby -metry

metrosalpingography, metroscope, metrosexual, metrostaxis, metrostenosis, -metry, Metsys, Metternich, Metternich, Prince Clemens von, metteur en scène, Mettie
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British Dictionary definitions for -metry

-metry

n combining form

indicating the process or science of measuringanthropometry; geometry

Derived forms of -metry

-metric, adj combining form

Word Origin for -metry

from Old French -metrie, from Latin -metria, from Greek, from metron measure
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Medical definitions for -metry

-metry

suff.

The process or science of measuring:micrometry.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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