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μέτρον

métron

“measure”

47 words in English grow from this root.

Anemometer

Earth
ἄνεμοςánemos

“wind measure”

Anthropometry

Science
ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos

“measuring of the human being”

Astrometry

Earth
ἄστρονástron

“star measuring”

Asymmetry

Number
ἀ-a-

“not measured together”

Barometer

Science
βάροςbáros

“weight measurer”

Bathymetry

Earth
βαθύςbathýs

“deep measuring”

Biometrics

Number
βίοςbíos

“measurement of life”

Bolometer

Science
βολήbolḗ

“ray measurer”

Chronometer

Science
χρόνοςchrónos

“time measurer”

Diameter

Number
διάdiá

“measure across”

Dimetrodon

Nature
δι-di-

“two-measure tooth”

Dynamometer

Science
δύναμιςdýnamis

“power measure”

Econometrics

Number
οἰκονομίαoikonomía

“measurement of household management”

Ergometer

Sport
ἔργονérgon

“work measure”

Goniometry

Number
γωνίαgōnía

“angle measurement”

Heliometer

Earth
ἥλιοςhḗlios

“sun measurer”

Hexameter

Words
ἕξhéx

“six measures”

Hydrometer

Science
ὕδωρhýdōr

“water measurer”

Hygrometer

Earth
ὑγρόςhygrós

“wet measure”

Isometric

Sport
ἴσοςísos

“equal measure”

Isometry

Number
ἴσοςísos

“equal measure”

Kilometer

Number
χίλιοιchílioi

“thousand measures”

Manometer

Science
μανόςmanós

“rarity measure”

Meter

Number
μέτρονmétron

“a measure”

Metre

Words
μέτρονmétron

“a measure”

Metric

Number
μέτρονmétron

“having to do with measure”

Metrology

Number
μέτρονmétron

“study of measurement”

Metronome

Art
μέτρονmétron

“measure law”

Micrometer

Science
μικρόςmikrós

“small measure”

Nanometer

Number
νᾶνοςnânos

“dwarf measure”

Odometer

Science
ὁδόςhodós

“road-measurer”

Optometry

Medicine
ὀπτόςoptós

“measuring of sight”

Parameter

Number
παράpará

“a measure alongside”

Pentameter

Words
πέντεpénte

“five measures”

Perimeter

Number
περίperí

“measure around”

Photometer

Science
φῶςphôs

“light measure”

Photometry

Science
φῶςphôs

“light measuring”

Plyometric

Sport
πλείωνpleíōn

“measurable increase”

Potentiometer

Science
μέτρονmétron

“measure of potential”

Psychometrics

Number
ψυχήpsūkhḗ

“measurement of the mind”

Sphygmomanometer

Medicine
σφυγμόςsphygmós

“pulse-thinness measure”

Stoichiometry

Science
στοιχεῖονstoicheîon

“measuring of elements”

Symmetry

Number
σύνsýn

“measured together”

Tachometer

Science
ταχύςtakhýs

“speed measure”

Telemetry

Science
τῆλεtêle

“measuring at a distance”

Thermometer

Science
θερμόςthermós

“heat measurer”

Trigonometry

Number
τρίγωνονtrígōnon

“triangle measuring”