-metric
a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -meter, (barometric) or -metry, (geometric).
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- -metrics
a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element: biometrics; econometrics. -metrics suff. the application of statistics and mathematical -n-lysis to a field of study: biometrics.
- -metry
a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified by the initial element: anthropometry; chronometry. -metry combining form indicating the process or science of measuring anthropometry, geometry derived forms -metric, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from old french -metrie, from latin -metria, from greek, from metron measure -metry suff. the process or science of […]
- -mo
a suffix occurring in a series of compounds that describe book sizes according to the number of leaves formed by the folding of a single sheet of paper: sixteenmo. -mo suffix (in bookbinding) indicating book size by specifying the number of leaves formed by folding one sheet of paper 12mo, twelvemo, or duodecimo, 16mo or […]
- -mobile
a combining form extracted from automobile, occurring as the final element in compounds denoting specialized types of motorized conveyances: snowmobile; especially productive in coinages naming vehicles equipped to procure or deliver objects, provide services, etc., to people without regular access to these: bloodmobile; bookmobile; clubmobile; jazzmobile. -mobile /məʊˌbiːl/ suffix indicating a vehicle designed for a […]
- -mony
a suffix found on abstract nouns borrowed from latin, usually denoting a status, role, or function (matrimony; testimony), or a personal quality or kind of behavior (acrimony; sanctimony).