ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: –metry. word-forming element meaning “process of measuring, ” Middle English-metrie, from French-metrie, from Latin-metria, from Greek-metria “a measuring of, ” from-metros “measurer of, ” from metron “measure, ” from PIE root *me-(2) “to measure."

Detailed explanation-2: -[Gr. metrein, to measure, fr. metron, a measure] Suffix meaning to measure.

Detailed explanation-3: -Suffixes are letters added to the end of a base word to change its conjugation, word type, or other grammar properties like plurality. For example, take the noun strength: You can add the suffix –s to make it plural (strengths) or the suffix –en to change it into a verb (strengthen).

Detailed explanation-4: -suffix in American English 1. a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.:-ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness) 2. anything added to the end of something else.

Detailed explanation-5: -A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word (for example, -ful). If you add the suffix-ful to the base word, help, the word is helpful. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word or base word (for example, un-).