-metry
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-metry

noun combining form

Definition of -METRY

: art, process, or science of measuring <chronometry> <photometry>

Origin of -METRY

French -metrie, from Latin -metria, from Greek, from metrein to measure, from metron — more at measure

-metry

noun combining form \mə-trē\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; -metries

Medical Definition of -METRY

: art, process, or science of measuring (something specified) <audiometry>

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