allometry

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə lomi trē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•lom•e•try  (ə lomi trē),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Biologygrowth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole organism or some part of it.
  2. Biologythe measurement or study of this growth.
Also, al•loi•om•e•try  (al′oi omi trē).USA pronunciation 
  • 1935–40; allo- + -metry
al•lo•met•ric  (al′ə metrik),USA pronunciation al•loi•o•met•ric  (ə loi′ə metrik),USA pronunciation adj. 

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