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Acetimetry
Acetimetry Ac`e*tim"e*try, n.
The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or
the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. --Ure.
AcidimetryAcidimetry Ac`id*im"e*try, n. [L. acidus acid + -metry.]
(Chem.)
The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a
chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations,
or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain
definite weight of reagent is required. --
Ac`id*i*met"ric*al, a. Acoumetry
Acoumetry A*cou"me*try, n. [Gr. ? to hear + -metry.]
The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.
Actinometry
Actinometry Ac`ti*nom"e*try, n.
1. The measurement of the force of solar radiation. --Maury.
2. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of
light. --Abney.
Alcoholometry
Alcoholometry Al`co*hol"om"e*try, n.
The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure
alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.
AlgometryAlgometer Al*gom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)
An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to
pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is
pressed against the skin. -- Al*gom"e*try, n. --
Al`go*met"ric, *met"ric*al, a. -- Al`go*met"ric*al*ly,
adv. Alkalimetry
Alkalimetry Al`ka*lim"e*try, n. [Cf. F. alcalim[`e]trie.]
(Chem.)
The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies,
or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.
Anemometry
Anemometry An`e*mom"e*try, n.
The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of
the wind.
Anthropometry
Anthropometry An`thro*pom"e*try, n. [Gr. ? man + -mercy.]
Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human
beings, especially at different ages, or in different races,
occupations, etc. --Dunglison.
Apomecometry
Apomecometry Ap`o*me*com"e*try, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? length
+ -metry.]
The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs.
or R.]
Astrometry
Astrometry As*trom"e*try, n. [Astro- + metry.]
The art of making measurements among the stars, or of
determining their relative magnitudes.
AstrophotometryAstrophotometry As`tro*pho*tom"e*try, n. (Astron.)
The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the
sun, moon, and planets. -- As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al, a. Axis of symmetryAxis Ax"is, n.; pl. Axes. [L. axis axis, axle. See Axle.]
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,
on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line
passing through a body or system around which the parts are
symmetrically arranged.
2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the
different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged;
as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone,
that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the
center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight
line passing through the center.
3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal
support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the
central line of any body. --Gray.
4. (Anat.)
(a) The second vertebra of the neck, or vertebra
dentata.
(b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is
prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first
vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process
or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head
to turn upon.
5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in
describing the position of the planes by which a crystal
is bounded.
6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any
design.
Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the
strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.
Synclinal axis, a line from which the strata slope upward
in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.
Axis cylinder (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central
substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also axis band,
axial fiber, and cylinder axis.
Axis in peritrochio, the wheel and axle, one of the
mechanical powers.
Axis of a curve (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a
system of parallel chords of a curve; called a principal
axis, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it
divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the
parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has
two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two
axes of the ellipse are the major axis and the minor
axis, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the
transverse axis and the conjugate axis.
Axis of a lens, the straight line passing through its
center and perpendicular to its surfaces.
Axis of a telescope or microscope, the straight line with
which coincide the axes of the several lenses which
compose it.
Axes of co["o]rdinates in a plane, two straight lines
intersecting each other, to which points are referred for
the purpose of determining their relative position: they
are either rectangular or oblique.
Axes of co["o]rdinates in space, the three straight lines
in which the co["o]rdinate planes intersect each other.
Axis of a balance, that line about which it turns.
Axis of oscillation, of a pendulum, a right line passing
through the center about which it vibrates, and
perpendicular to the plane of vibration.
Axis of polarization, the central line around which the
prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster.
Axis of revolution (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line
about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the
several points of the line or plane shall describe circles
with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes
perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of
revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.
Axis of symmetry (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which
divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when
folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other
part.
Axis of the equator, ecliptic, horizon (or other circle
considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies),
the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the
plane of the circle. --Hutton.
Axis of the Ionic capital (Arch.), a line passing
perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the
volute.
Neutral axis (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the
horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression,
exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.
Optic axis of a crystal, the direction in which a ray of
transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All
crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial
or biaxial.
Optic axis, Visual axis (Opt.), the straight line passing
through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the
surface of the eye.
Radical axis of two circles (Geom.), the straight line
perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such
that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles
shall be equal to each other.
Spiral axis (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn
spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.
Axis of abscissas and Axis of ordinates. See Abscissa. Baculometry
Baculometry Bac`u*lom"e*try, n. [L. baculum staff + -metry]
Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.
Barometry
Barometry Ba*rom"e*try, n.
The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
Bathymetry
Bathymetry Ba*thym"e*try, n. [Gr. ba`qos depth + -metry.]
The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the
sea.
Biometry
Biometry Bi*om"e*try, n. [Gr. ? life + -metry.]
Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of
human life.
Calorimetry
Calorimetry Cal`o*rim"e*try, n. (Physics)
Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.
Cardiometry
Cardiometry Car`di*om"e*try, n. [Gr. ? heart + -metry.] (Med.)
Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.
CephalometryCephalometry Ceph`a*lom"e*try, n. (Anthropometry)
The measurement of the heads of living persons. --
Ceph`a*lo*met"ric,a. ChlorimetryChlorimetry Chlo*rim"e*try, n.
See Chlorometry. Chlorometry
Chlorometry Chlo*rom"e*try, n.
The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination
of chlorine.
Chorometry
Chorometry Cho*rom"e*try, n. [Gr. ? place + -metry.]
The art of surveying a region or district.
Clinometry
Clinometry Cli*nom"e*try, n. (geol.)
That art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.
ColorimetryColorimetry Col`or*im"e*try, n. [See Colorimeter.]
1. The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a
substance.
2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the
comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that
of a standard liquid. Conchometry
Conchometry Con*chom"e*try, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The art of measuring shells or their curves; conchyliometry.
ConchyliometryConchyliometry Con*chyl`i*om"e*try, n. [Gr. ? + -metry.]
Same as Conchometry. coordinate geometryAnalytic An`a*lyt"ic, Analytical An`a*lyt"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?:
cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.]
Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or
constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic
reasoning; -- opposed to synthetic.
Analytical or co["o]rdinate geometry. See under
Geometry.
Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not
characterized by grammatical endings.
Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the
characteristics of the species or other groups are
arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their
names. Cosmometry
Cosmometry Cos*mom"e*try (k?z-m?m"?-tr?), n. [Gr. ko`smos the
world + -metry.]
The art of measuring the world or the universe. --Blount.
Craniometry
Craniometry Cra`ni*om"e*try (kr?`n?-?m"?-tr?), n.
The art or act of measuring skulls.
Meaning of Metry from wikipedia
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relates to the
acidity or pH of the solution.
Testing of pH via pH
meters (pH-
metry) is used in many
applications ranging from
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Dimitri Nickname(s) Dima, Mitya, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Dimmie, Demmie, Mimmie,
Metry, Metrie, Jimbo, Mimi, Mitry, Mitrie, Demi, Dimi, Demmy,
Dimmy Related names...
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descended from it.
Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie, Demi, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie,
Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri, Dimitri, Mitică,
Mitya and Dima.
Demetrius and...
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Drolet BA,
Baselga E,
Chamlin SL,
Garzon MC,
Horii KA,
Lucky AW,
Mancini AJ,
Metry DW,
Nopper AJ,
Frieden IJ;
Hemangioma Investigator Group.
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- Jongh-Elhage
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Finance In
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Faroe Metry Succeeded by
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- Europe:Map of
Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment,(1994)book link
Hicks J,
Metry DW,
Barrish J, Levy M (2001). "Uncombable hair (cheveux incoiffables, pili...
- "PHACE
Symptoms & Causes".
Boston Children's Hospital.
Retrieved 2018-10-24.
Metry, DW; Dowd, CF; Barkovich, AJ; Frieden, IJ (2001). "The many
faces of PHACE...
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serial production of the
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gastrointestinal pH-
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Method of
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