morphometry

morphometry
The measurement of the form of organisms
See Also: morphometrics

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  • morphometry — noun Date: circa 1856 measurement of external form • morphometric adjective • morphometrically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • morphometry — n. [Gr. morphe, form; metron, measurement] Measurement of external form …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • morphometry — Method that involves measurement of shape. A variety of methods exist to enable one to examine, for example, the distribution of objects in a 2 D section of a cell and then to use this to predict the shapes and the distribution of these objects… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • morphometry — The measurement of the form of organisms or their parts. [morpho + G. metron, measure] * * * mor·phom·e·try mȯr fäm ə trē n, pl tries the quantitative measurement of the form esp. of living systems or their parts mor·pho·met·ric .mȯr fə me trik …   Medical dictionary

  • morphometry — n. method that involves measurement of shape, morphometrics …   English contemporary dictionary

  • morphometry — [mɔ: fɒmɪtri] noun the process of measuring the external shape and dimensions of landforms, living organisms, or other objects. Derivatives morphometric adjective morphometrically adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • morphometry — mor·phom·e·try …   English syllables

  • morphometry — /mɔfoʊˈmɛtri/ (say mawfoh metree) noun (plural morphometries) 1. the measurement of the shape and dimension of landforms, living organisms, etc. 2. such a measurement. {morpho + metry} –morphometric, adjective …  

  • morphometry —   n. measurement of form.    ♦ morphometric(al), a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • morphometry — mȯ(r)ˈfämə.trē noun ( es) Etymology: morph + metry : measurement of external form; especially : a branch of limnology that deals with morphologic measurements of a lake and its basin …   Useful english dictionary

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