| AEROMETRY | • aerometry n. The science of measuring the air, including its pressure, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics. • AEROMETRY n. the measurement of the weight or density of gases. |
| ALGOMETRY | • algometry n. (Medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli. • ALGOMETRY n. the measurement of sensitivity to pressure or pain. |
| ALLOMETRY | • allometry n. (Biology) Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole. • allometry n. (Biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism. • ALLOMETRY n. the study of growth of a part of an organism in relation to the whole. |
| AMBROTYPE | • ambrotype n. (Photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when… • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| AREOMETRY | • areometry n. The study of the measurement of specific gravity of liquids. • AREOMETRY n. the science of estimating the specific gravity of fluids through the use of an araeometer, also ARAEOMETRY. |
| ATMOMETRY | • atmometry n. The measurement of the rate of evaporation of a liquid. • ATMOMETRY n. measurement by atmometer, an instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air. |
| BAROMETRY | • barometry n. The art or process of making barometrical measurements. • BAROMETRY n. the art or process of making barometrical measurements. |
| CREMATORY | • crematory adj. Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies. • crematory n. The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies. • CREMATORY n. a place where bodies are cremated, also CREMATORIUM. |
| DEMOCRATY | • democraty n. Obsolete form of democracy. • DEMOCRATY n. (Milton) democracy, also DEMOCRACY. |
| EMANATORY | • emanatory adj. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. • EMANATORY adj. of the nature of an emanation. |
| GASOMETRY | • gasometry n. (Chemistry) The measurement of gases; the determination of the relative proportion of gases in a mixture. • GASOMETRY n. the measurement of amounts of gas. |
| MACROCYTE | • macrocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia. • MACROCYTE n. an abnormally large red blood corpuscle. |
| MANOMETRY | • manometry n. (Physics) The measurement of pressure using a manometer. • MANOMETRY n. the measurement of the pressure of fluids. |
| MEDIATORY | • mediatory adj. Of or relating to mediation. • MEDIATORY adj. acting to mediate. |
| MOMENTARY | • momentary adj. Lasting for only a moment. • momentary adj. Happening at every moment; perpetual. • momentary adj. Ephemeral or relatively short-lived. |
| MONASTERY | • monastery n. A building for housing monks or others who have taken religious vows. • MONASTERY n. the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows. |
| OYSTERMAN | • oysterman n. A person who cultivates, harvests or sells oysters. • oysterman n. (Nautical) A boat used to dredge for oysters. • OYSTERMAN n. one who gathers or breeds oysters. |
| TEMPORARY | • temporary adj. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. • temporary adj. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. • temporary n. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. |