Metrology 1 : (noun) 1 : The science of weights and measures or of measurement; 2 : a system of weights and measures - metrological (adj). - metrologist (noun) (Merriam-Webster's Unabridged at www. m-w. com) (date: 1816)
Polymer Science Learning Center, University of Southern Mississippi, Glossary of Terms and Acronyms, Hattiesburg, MS, USA 2002. http://www.usm.edu/news/archives/older/style/style _guide.pdf, (Fr Sci - Amer) {456}