metron etymology

English word metron comes from Ancient Greek μέτρον

Detailed word origin of metron

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
μέτρον Ancient Greek (grc)
metron English (eng) (by extension) sphere of influence. (physics) A two-dimensional quantum of multidimensional space, a unit of measure in Heim theory.. Metre (US: meter), poetic measure.

Words with the same origin as metron

Descendants of μέτρον
altimeter billion chronometer flowmeter gas meter geoboard geometry hypergeometry kilometer klick long meter meter metre metric millimeter million odometer pedometer pentameter speedo symmetry trillion vigintillion voltmeter