morphometry
- noun
- /mɔrˈfɒmətri/
- Specialized
- The researchers conducted a detailed morphometry analysis of the elephant's tusks to understand their growth patterns.
Examples
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In their study, the scientists used advanced techniques for morphometry to measure the size of the different cell types.
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Computerized interactive morphometry (CIM) forms another useful technique in providing an objective and reproducible estimate of the various lesions.
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So the armor morphometry or shape varies from species to species.
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Microscope slides were prepared for sperm morphometry.
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The morphometry was done using Image-Pro Plus 6.0, Media Cybernetic Inc.
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18 Vertebral morphometry was done with a translucent digitizer and cursor.
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Because such clinical radiographs were not standardized for morphometry, an incident clinical vertebral fracture was defined by semiquantitative reading by the study radiologist.
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Vertebrae judged to be fractured by the morphometry technicians, but which could not be digitized because of technical problems or other disease processes, were also reviewed by the study radiologist.
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Various methods exist to determine the roughness parameters (Mohammad et al. 2014), including morphometry, drag balance, and anemometry (turbulence measurements) methods. Morphometric Methods
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The conference presentation focused on the latest findings in morphometry, highlighting its importance in evolutionary biology.
Surface Forms
Morphology
morphometry = morph (semi-transparent) = morph + metry
Built from 'morph' (form/shape) + the technical suffix 'metry' (measurement); the composition is logical but uses specialized scientific combining forms not familiar to average B1 learners.
Etymology
The word morphometry comes from the Greek parts morph meaning 'shape' and -metry meaning 'measure', like in metamorphosis ('change of shape') or in thermometer (a tool that 'measures'). So, morphometry is the measuring and study of the 'shape' and size of living things or parts like bones.