METR = “measure”

Greek μέτρον
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Level One

  • [dict] diameter [DIA] the measurement through a circle or sphere
  • [dict] geometry [GEO] originally, measurement of the land, now the study of shapes
  • [dict] meter a unit of measurement
  • [dict] perimeter [PERI] the measurement around a shape
  • [dict] thermometer [THERM] device for measuring heat or temperature

    Level Two

  • [dict] altimeter [ALT] device for measuring altitude (height)
  • [dict] anemometer [ANEM] device for measuring wind speed
  • [dict] micrometer [MICRO] a device for measuring small distances; also one millionth of a meter
  • [dict] odometer [OD1] device (usually in an automobile) for measuring distance along the road or way
  • [dict] telemetry [TELE] measuring from afar
  • [dict] trigonometry [TRI] [GON] the study of measuring triangles

    Level Three

  • [dict] isometric [ISO] in equal measures

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