biometry
pronunciation
How to pronounce biometry in British English:
UK ['baɪɒmɪtrɪ]
How to pronounce biometry in American English:
US ['baɪɒmɪtrɪ]
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- Noun:
- a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
Word Origin
- biometry (n.)
- see biometrics.
Example
- 1. Biometry the application of statistics to the analysis of biological phenomena .
- 2. So with funding from the uk 's engineering and physical sciences research council , beeby 's team is attempting to work out if oae patterns can be used in biometry , like iris scans or fingerprints .
- 3. Impact of prenatal tobacco smoke exposure , as measured by midgestation serum cotinine levels , on fetal biometry and umbilical flow velocity waveforms .