Definitions

metrology

[mi-trol-uh-jee] / mɪˈtrɒl ə dʒi /

NOUN

measurement

Synonyms

STRONG

altitude amount amplitude analysis appraisal area assessment calibration capacity computation degree density depth determination dimension distance estimation evaluation extent frequency height judgment length magnitude mass measure mensuration pitch quantification quantity range reach scope size survey thickness time valuation volume weight width

WEAK

metage

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance thinness unimportance

Example Sentences

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Last year, the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 was passed, providing a framework for a crackdown on dangerous products being sold online and entering the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The resulting prefixes are “very thoughtful” and the result of years of discussions, says Georgette Macdonald, director-general of Canada’s Metrology Research Centre in Halifax.

From Scientific American • Nov. 23, 2022

Stopping the adjustments is “a leap forward” for researchers who work on time and frequency, says Georgette Macdonald, director general of the Metrology Research Centre in Halifax, Canada.

From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2022

The Metrology and Materials Center at the Crownpoint campus will specialize in industries that include 3D metal printing, machining, robotics and advanced manufacturing.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2018

Metrology vouches for the hundredth of a milligramme in a kilogramme; that is to say, that it estimates the hundred-millionth part of the magnitude studied.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Poincaré, Lucien