metrology

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metrology

  • /mɛtˈɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/ UK
  • /mɛˈtɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun metrologies

  1. uncountable The science of weights and measures or of measurement.
  2. countable A system of weights and measures.

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noun science of measurement

Españolmetrología
日本語測定学 sokuteigaku
中文計量學 /计量学 jìliángxué
Portuguêsmetrologia
Françaismétrologie
DeutschMetrologie
Italianometrologia
Românămetrologie
Русскийметроло́гия metrológija

noun system of weights and measures

日本語度量衡 doryōkō
Italianometrologia
Русскийсисте́ма мер и весов sistéma mer i vesov

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"metrology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metrology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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metrology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metrology

Chicago

"metrology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metrology.

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@misc{metrology_2026,
  title = {metrology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metrology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}