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-ometry

-ometry suffix: forming compound nouns describing "the action or process of measuring" something, frequently with corresponding nouns in -ometer.

Suffix

-ometry

  1. Forming compound nouns describing "the action or process of measuring" something, frequently with corresponding nouns in -ometer.

Origin of -ometry

From the ending of words such as geometry; compare -o-, -metry.

Questions about -ometry

What does -ometry mean?
-ometry means forming compound nouns describing "the action or process of measuring" something, frequently with corresponding nouns in -ometer.
What part of speech is -ometry?
-ometry is a suffix.

Words near -ometry in the dictionary

  1. -omata
  2. -omatosis
  3. -omatous
  4. -ome
  5. -ometer
  6. -ometry
  7. -omia
  8. -omic
  9. -omics
  10. -omino
  11. -omize

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