metr / meter
measure
Greek · metron (μέτρον)
Greek metron means measure. Words with metr and meter are about measuring: a thermometer measures heat, a barometer measures air pressure, geometry measures the earth, a diameter measures across a circle.
Memory trick
Metr: a metre scale is a ruler for measuring anything.
Words from this root
- meter (meter) — a unit or device for measuringमीटर, मापक
- metric (metr + ic) — about the system of metresमीट्रिक, दशमलव माप पद्धति का
- thermometer (thermo + meter) — a tool to measure heatथर्मामीटर
- barometer (baro + meter) — a tool to measure air pressureवायुदाबमापी
- altimeter (alti + meter) — a tool to measure heightऊँचाई मापक
- chronometer (chrono + meter) — a tool to measure timeसमयमापी यंत्र
- calorimeter (calori + meter) — a tool to measure heat energyऊष्मामापी
- anemometer (anemo + meter) — a tool to measure windपवनवेगमापी
- audiometer (audio + meter) — a tool to measure hearingश्रवणमापी
- geometry (geo + metry) — the measure of the earth, shapesज्यामिति
- symmetry (sym + metry) — measured sameness on both sidesसममिति, समरूपता
- asymmetry (a + sym + metry) — lack of balanced shapeअसमरूपता
- diameter (dia + meter) — a measure across a circleव्यास
- perimeter (peri + meter) — a measure around a shapeपरिमाप