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measure vs tonometry

tonometry vs measure

measure and tonometry both are nouns.

measure is a verb but tonometry is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
measure Yes No Yes No
tonometry Yes No No No
As nouns, tonometry is a hyponym of measure; that is, tonometry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:
  • measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  • tonometry: the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
Other hyponyms of measure include seismography, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, plumbing, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, quantification, radioactive dating, meter reading, reading, sampling, sounding, sound ranging, scaling, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermometry, thermogravimetry, viscometry, viscosimetry, weigh-in, audience measurement, pycnometry.
measure (noun) tonometry (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
measure (verb) tonometry (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions
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