17. MET'RON (μετρον) a measure.
me'ter, arrangement of poetical feet; a measure of length.
met'ric, denoting measurement.
met'rical, pertaining to meter.
anemom'eter (Gr. n. an'emos, the wind), an instrument measuring the force and velocity of the wind.
barom'eter (Gr. n. ba'ros, weight), an instrument that indicates changes in the weather.
diam'eter, measure through anything.
geom'etry (Gr. n. ge, the earth), a branch of mathematics.
hexam'eter (Gr. hex, six), a line of six poetic feet.
hydrom'eter (Gr. n. hu'dor, water), an instrument for determining the specific gravities of liquids.