| ALTIMETRY | • altimetry n. The science of measuring altitude. • ALTIMETRY n. the art of measuring altitudes, or heights. |
| 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. |
| CYTOMETER | • cytometer n. A graduated microscope slide or similar small vessel used for counting or measuring cells. • cytometer n. An automated device used for the same purpose. • CYTOMETER n. an instrument for counting cells. |
| CYTOMETRY | • cytometry n. (Biology) The measurement or the counting and classification of cells. • CYTOMETRY n. the counting of cells. |
| EXTREMITY | • extremity n. The most extreme or furthest point of something. • extremity n. An extreme measure. • extremity n. A hand or foot. |
| MATERNITY | • maternity n. The state of being a mother; motherhood. • maternity n. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy. • maternity n. A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born. |
| OPTOMETRY | • optometry n. The art and science of vision and eye care. • OPTOMETRY n. the science of vision and eye-care. |
| PRETTYISM | • prettyism n. (Archaic) The affectation of a pretty style or manner. • PRETTYISM n. affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. |
| STORYTIME | • storytime n. The time at which a story is told. • STORYTIME n. a time set aside for the telling of stories. |
| TASIMETRY | • TASIMETRY n. measurement by use of a tasimeter, an instrument for measuring small changes in temperature. |
| TELEMETRY | • telemetry n. (Applied sciences) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission… • TELEMETRY n. measurement using a telemeter, an instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer. |
| TERMITARY | • termitary n. An anthill built and occupied by termites. • TERMITARY n. a nest or mound of termites. |
| TONOMETRY | • tonometry n. The measurement of tension or pressure. • TONOMETRY n. the act of measuring with a tonometer, an instrument used to measure the pitch of musical tones. |
| TOPOMETRY | • topometry n. (Chiefly medicine) Any of various imaging or surveying techniques in which the three-dimensional positions… • TOPOMETRY n. the measurement of the surface features of a region. |
| TRIDYMITE | • tridymite n. (Mineralogy) A rare mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature, with the chemical… • TRIDYMITE n. an orthorhombic form of silica, in hexagonal scales, often combined in threes. |
| TRIMETHYL | • trimethyl n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Three methyl groups in a molecule. • TRIMETHYL adj. a prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating the presence of three methyl groups. |
| UTEROTOMY | • uterotomy n. Surgical incision into the uterus. • UTEROTOMY n. surgical removal of the womb. |
| YTTERBIUM | • ytterbium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70. • ytterbium n. A single atom of this element. • YTTERBIUM n. (Swedish) a rare element of the boron group. |