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(mi träl′ə jē)

noun

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

Origin: metro- + -logy

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noun pl. me·trol·o·gies

The science that deals with measurement.
A system of measurement.

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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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metˌro·logˈi·cal (mĕtˌrə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

metˌro·logˈi·cal·ly adverb

me·trolˈo·gist noun

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