-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

-mere, -merous, -meter, -metric, -metrics, -metry, -mo, -mobile, -mony, -morph, -morphic

British Dictionary definitions for -metry

-metry

n combining form

indicating the process or science of measuring anthropometry; 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

Medical definitions for -metry

-metry

suff.

The process or science of measuring:micrometry.