| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CRYOMETER | • cryometer n. A thermometer used at very low temperatures. • CRYOMETER n. an instrument for measuring low temperatures, also KRYOMETER. |
| CRYOMETRY | • cryometry n. The measurement of very low temperatures. • CRYOMETRY n. measurement by use of a cryometer, an instrument for measuring low temperatures. |
| DORMITORY | • dormitory n. A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often… • dormitory n. A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use… • dormitory n. A dormitory town. |
| ERGOMETRY | • ergometry n. Measurement with an ergometer. • ERGOMETRY n. the measurement of work done. |
| HOROMETRY | • horometry n. The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. • HOROMETRY n. the science of time measurement. |
| KRYOMETER | • kryometer n. Archaic form of cryometer. • KRYOMETER n. an instrument for measuring low temperatures, also CRYOMETER. |
| MARTYRDOM | • martyrdom n. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to… • martyrdom n. Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason. • MARTYRDOM n. the state of being a martyr. |
| MIGRATORY | • migratory adj. (Of birds, etc) Migrating. • migratory adj. Roving; wandering; nomadic. • MIGRATORY adj. migrating, wandering. |
| PYROMETER | • pyrometer n. A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures. • pyrometer n. An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids. • PYROMETER n. an instrument for measuring very high temperatures. |
| PYROMETRY | • pyrometry n. The measurement of high temperatures. • PYROMETRY n. the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat. |
| RETRONYMS | • retronyms n. Plural of retronym. • RETRONYM n. a term coined to distinguish the original referent from a later development. |
| RHEOMETRY | • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of electrical current. • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of rheological properties of materials, especially by the use of a rheometer. • rheometry n. (Obsolete, mathematics) The calculus. |
| 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. |