micrometry

[ mahy-krom-i-tree ]
/ maɪˈkrɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the act or process of taking measurements with a micrometer.

Origin of micrometry

First recorded in 1850–55; micro- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM micrometry

mi·cro·met·ri·cal [mahy-kroh-me-tri-kuh l] /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, mi·cro·met·ric, adjective mi·cro·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby micrometry

micrometeorology, micrometer, micrometer screw, micromethod, micrometre, micrometry, micromicro-, micromicrofarad, micromini, microminiature, microminiaturization

Medical definitions for micrometry

micrometry
[ mī-krŏm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

The measurement of minute objects with a micrometer.