metrology

(mi trälə jē)

noun

  1. the science of weights and measures
  2. pl. metrologies a system of weights and measures

Origin: metro- + -logy

Related Forms:

See metrology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. me·trol·o·gies
  1. The science that deals with measurement.
  2. A system of measurement.

Origin:

Origin: French métrologie

Origin: , from Greek metrologiā, theory of ratios

Origin: : metron, measure; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -logiā, -logy

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Related Forms:

  • metˌro·logˈi·cal (mĕtˌrə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective
  • metˌro·logˈi·cal·ly adverb
  • me·trolˈo·gist noun

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