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metrology

me·trol·o·gy
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mi-trol-uh-jee]
    • /mɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi/
    • /meˈtrɔləʤɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mi-trol-uh-jee]
    • /mɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of metrology word

  • noun plural metrology the science of weights and measures. 1
  • noun metrology The scientific study of measurement. 1
  • noun metrology the science of weights and measures; the study of units of measurement 0
  • noun metrology a particular system of units 0
  • noun metrology the science of weights and measures 0
  • noun metrology a system of weights and measures 0

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Origin of metrology

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; metro-1 + -logy

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Parts of speech for Metrology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

metrology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for metrology

noun metrology

  • weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • density — Density is the extent to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
  • measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
  • height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
  • frequency — Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.

Antonyms for metrology

noun metrology

  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
  • importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
  • thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.

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