"-ometry" meaning in English

See -ometry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From the ending of words such as geometry; compare -o-, -metry. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ometry, {{en-suffix}} -ometry
  1. Forming compound nouns describing "the action or process of measuring" something, frequently with corresponding nouns in -ometer. Tags: morpheme
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