hydrometric
|hy-dro-met-ric|
/ˌhaɪdrəˈmɛtrɪk/
measuring water
Etymology
'hydrometric' originates from combining the Greek-derived prefix 'hydro-' and the suffix '-metric' in Modern English, where 'hydro-' comes from Greek 'hydōr' meaning 'water' and '-metric' comes from Greek 'metron' meaning 'measure'.
'hydrometric' was formed in English from Neo-Latin and Greek elements (hydro- + -metric) via scientific usage in the 18th–19th centuries, related to the noun 'hydrometry' and the practice of measuring water.
Initially it meant 'pertaining to the measurement of water', and it has retained that specialized technical meaning in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to the measurement of water, especially measurements of flow, level, or volume (hydrometry).
Hydrometric stations along the river record hourly changes in water level.
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Adjective 2
pertaining to instruments, methods, or data used in hydrometry or water gauging.
The engineers reviewed the hydrometric data from the monitoring equipment after the flood.
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