biometry
nounUK /baɪˈɒm.ə.tri/
US /baɪˈɑː.mə.tri/
Biometry is using math to measure and study living things.
Scientists used biometry to compare the sizes of the birds' wings.
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2. The use of measurements of the body, like fingerprints or eye patterns, to identify people.
The phone uses biometry to unlock when it sees your face.
3. The branch of statistics that deals with data from living things.
She studied biometry to analyze health records.
4. The measurement of the length of life or the average lifespan.
The biometry of the trees showed they lived for many years.