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ALLOMETRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allometry mean?
• ALLOMETRY (noun)
The noun ALLOMETRY has 1 sense:
1. the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
Familiarity information: ALLOMETRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allometry" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)
Derivation:
allometric (relating to or marked by allometry)
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