"allometry" meaning in English

See allometry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæləˌmɛtɹɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allometry.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: allo- + -metry Etymology templates: {{confix|en|allo|metry}} allo- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} allometry (uncountable)
  1. (biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole): alometria [feminine] (Polish), allometria [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-allometry-en-noun-wB~fQq8l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo-, English terms suffixed with -metry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -metry: 53 47 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole': 76 24
  2. (biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (the science studying the differential growth rates of body parts): 异速生长 (yìsùshēngzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), alometrie [feminine] (Czech), allométrie [feminine] (French), αλλομετρία (allometría) [feminine] (Greek), allaiméadracht [feminine] (Irish), アロメトリー (arometorī) (Japanese), alometria [feminine] (Portuguese), alometrie [feminine] (Romanian), allometri [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-allometry-en-noun-FV93FFNp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo-, English terms suffixed with -metry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -metry: 53 47 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the science studying the differential growth rates of body parts': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hyperallometry, hypoallometry Related terms: allometric

Inflected forms

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