-metry

noun combining form

Definition of -METRY

: art, process, or science of measuring <chronometry> <photometry>

French -metrie, from Latin -metria, from Greek, from metrein to measure, from metron — more at measure

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form \mə-trē\

plural -metries

: art, process, or science of measuring (something specified) <audiometry>

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