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

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Origin of -metry

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

Words nearby -metry

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, metrorrhagia, metroscope, metrosexual, -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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