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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