valvometry

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noun

The estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs

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Meanings

nounvalvometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe estimation of water quality by monitoring the opening and closing of bivalve molluscs

    We also illustrate our nonparametric estimation procedure on simulated and real life data associated with sea shores water quality and valvometry..

    2016, Bernard Bercu, Sami Capderou, Gilles Durrieu, “Nonparametric estimation of the derivative of the regression function: application to sea shores water quality”, in arXiv

Origin

From valvo- + -metry.

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

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

Chicago

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

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