metrology

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UK/mɛtˈɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/US/mɛˈtɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

noun

The science of weights and measures or of measurement.

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounmetrology (countable and uncountable, plural metrologies)

plural metrologies

  1. uncountableThe science of weights and measures or of measurement.
  2. countableA system of weights and measures.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  3. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  8. Englishmetrology

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -logy.

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Translations

Bulgarian метроло́гия
  • метроло́гия (metrológija)science of measurement
Catalan metrologia
  • metrologiascience of measurement
Chinese Mandarin 計量學 /计量学
  • 計量學 /计量学 (jìliángxué)science of measurement
Czech metrologie, měrný systém
  • metrologiescience of measurement
  • měrný systémsystem of weights and measures
Danish metrologi
  • metrologiscience of measurement
Finnish mittaustiede, metrologia
  • mittaustiedescience of measurement
  • metrologiascience of measurement
  • mittajärjestelmäsystem of weights and measures
French métrologie
  • métrologiescience of measurement
German Metrologie
  • Metrologiescience of measurement
Hungarian méréstudomány, méréstan
  • méréstudományscience of measurement
  • méréstanscience of measurement
  • metrológiascience of measurement
Icelandic mælifræði
  • mælifræðiscience of measurement
Italian metrologia, metrologia
  • metrologiascience of measurement
  • metrologiasystem of weights and measures
Japanese 測定学, 度量衡
  • 測定学 (sokuteigaku)science of measurement
  • 度量衡 (doryōkō)system of weights and measures
Norwegian metrologi
  • metrologiscience of measurement
Polish metrologia, metrologia
  • metrologiascience of measurement
  • metrologiasystem of weights and measures
Portuguese metrologia
  • metrologiascience of measurement
Romanian metrologie
  • metrologiescience of measurement
Russian метроло́гия, систе́ма мер и весов
  • метроло́гия (metrológija)science of measurement
  • систе́ма мер и весов (sistéma mer i vesov)system of weights and measures
Spanish metrología
  • metrologíascience of measurement
Turkish ölçümbilim
  • ölçümbilimscience of measurement

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tremology
Cite this entry
APA

metrology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrology

MLA

“metrology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metrology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metrology.

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