ALLOMETRY


Meaning of ALLOMETRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlä-mə-trē ]

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

• al·lo·me·tric ˌa-lə-ˈme-trik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.