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metrology

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mɛtˈɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/
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  • US: /mɛˈtɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The science of weights and measures or of measurement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A system of weights and measures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the scientific study of measurement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: science, scientific discipline

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English metrology From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”) + English -logy.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չափագիտություն (čʻapʻagitutʻyun) — science of measurement
  • Bulgarian: метроло́гия (metrológija) — science of measurement
  • Catalan: metrologia — science of measurement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計量學 /计量学 (jìliángxué) — science of measurement
  • Crimean Tatar: ölçeme ilimi — science of measurement
  • Czech: metrologie — science of measurement
  • Danish: metrologi — science of measurement
  • Finnish: mittaustiede — science of measurement
  • Finnish: metrologia — science of measurement
  • French: métrologie — science of measurement
  • Galician: metroloxía — science of measurement
  • German: Metrologie — science of measurement
  • Hungarian: méréstudomány — science of measurement
  • Hungarian: méréstan — science of measurement
  • Hungarian: metrológia — science of measurement
  • Icelandic: mælifræði — science of measurement
  • Italian: metrologia — science of measurement
  • Japanese: 測定学 (sokuteigaku) — science of measurement
  • Macedonian: метрологија (metrologija) — science of measurement
  • Norwegian: metrologi — science of measurement
  • Polish: metrologia — science of measurement
  • Portuguese: metrologia — science of measurement
  • Romanian: metrologie — science of measurement
  • Russian: метроло́гия (metrológija) — science of measurement
  • Serbo-Croatian: метроло̀гија — science of measurement
  • Serbo-Croatian: metrològija — science of measurement
  • Spanish: metrología — science of measurement
  • Turkish: ölçümbilim — science of measurement
  • Czech: měrný systém — system of weights and measures
  • Finnish: mittajärjestelmä — system of weights and measures
  • Italian: metrologia — system of weights and measures
  • Japanese: 度量衡 (doryōkō) — system of weights and measures
  • Macedonian: метрологија (metrologija) — system of weights and measures
  • Polish: metrologia — system of weights and measures
  • Russian: систе́ма мер и весов (sistéma mer i vesov) — system of weights and measures
  • Serbo-Croatian: метроло̀гија — system of weights and measures
  • Serbo-Croatian: metrològija — system of weights and measures
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