-ometry

suffix

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

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

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APA

-ometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ometry

MLA

“-ometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ometry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ometry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ometry.

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