short word for meter
to measure; the act of measuring
'geo' . . . referring to earth 'metry' . . . measurement
The Geo means EARTH and Metry means Measurements.
Geometry. I think of it as PICTORIAL Mathematics. The word 'geometry' comes from Classical Greece, and means ' Measuring the World'. NB Geo ; the world Metry ; to measure.
The answer is in the word -- Geo means 'Earth', and 'metry' means 'measure'. Geometry means to measure the earth. Ancient Egyptians used a form of simple geometry. When buildings or crops needed to be plotted out, geometry was used.
The suffix for geometry is "-metry."
to measure; the act of measuring
geo- earth metry-measure
'geo' . . . referring to earth 'metry' . . . measurement
From Classical Greece, the word 'geometry' means 'measuring the Earth'. 'Geo ; Earth Metry ' measure.
The Geo means EARTH and Metry means Measurements.
geo- & -metry or -metr meaning earth an measure respectively. Latin
Geometry. I think of it as PICTORIAL Mathematics. The word 'geometry' comes from Classical Greece, and means ' Measuring the World'. NB Geo ; the world Metry ; to measure.
The answer is in the word -- Geo means 'Earth', and 'metry' means 'measure'. Geometry means to measure the earth. Ancient Egyptians used a form of simple geometry. When buildings or crops needed to be plotted out, geometry was used.
Goes back to early geometry - (geo = earth, metry = measurement). The ancient Egyptians are supposed to have developed Geometry to keep track of land that was flooded annually by the Nile.
-metry means measurement, so scoliometry is measure of abnormal curvature of the spine, and telemetry is measurement (of cardiac electrical activity) from a distance.since metry ends in y (the condition of) -metry means the condition of measuring or counting something.Act of measuring
It is not a science, it is a form of mathematics. The suffix "-metry" often refers to mathematics, "-ology" refers for a type of science.