"allometric" meaning in English

See allometric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more allometric [comparative], most allometric [superlative]
Etymology: allo- + -metric Etymology templates: {{confix|en|allo|metric}} allo- + -metric Head templates: {{en-adj}} allometric (comparative more allometric, superlative most allometric)
  1. Of or pertaining to allometry Translations (pertaining to allometry): allaiméadrach (Irish), alométrico (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-allometric-en-adj-nvNtjE2D Disambiguation of 'pertaining to allometry': 98 2
  2. (mathematics, of a population) That grows at a rate proportional to a power of another population Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-allometric-en-adj-9VzsmCGE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo-, English terms suffixed with -metric Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -metric: 9 91 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allometrically, hyperallometric, hypoallometric, nonallometric

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for allometric meaning in English (2.1kB)

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