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The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organisms body part or process.See Also: allometric
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Allometry — is the study of the relationship between size and shape, [cite book|author=Christopher G. Small |title=The Statistical Theory of Shape |date=1996 |publisher=Springer |id=ISBN 0387947299 (see page 4)] , first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892 [Otto… … Wikipedia
allometry — n. 1. the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allometry — [ə läm′ə trē] n. [ ALLO + METRY] the study and measurement of the relative growth of a part of an organism in comparison with the whole … English World dictionary
allometry — noun Date: 1936 relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard; also the measure and study of such growth • allometric adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
allometry — the study of proportional growth rate differences, e.g. how head length changes with respect to increasing body length … Dictionary of ichthyology
allometry — n. [Gr. allos, other; metron, measure] The study of relationship of growth; allometric adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allometry — allometric /al euh me trik/, alloiometric /euh loy euh me trik/, adj. /euh lom i tree/, n. Biol. 1. growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole organism or some part of it. 2. the measurement or study of this growth.… … Universalium
allometry — al·lom·e·try ə läm ə trē n, pl tries relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard also the measure and study of such growth al·lo·me·tric .al ə me trik adj * * * al·lom·e·try (al omґə tre) the measurement of… … Medical dictionary
allometry — n. (Biology) growth of an organ in relation to growth of the whole body; scientific study of relative growth … English contemporary dictionary
allometry — [ə lɒmɪtri] noun Biology the growth of body parts at different rates, resulting in a change of proportions. Derivatives allometric adjective … English new terms dictionary
