-metrics

¹

1. a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element.

   biometrics; econometrics.

metrics

²

[me-triks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science of meter.

2. the art of metrical composition.

metrics

/ ˈmɛtrɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) prosody the art of using poetic metre

Word History and Origins

Origin of -metrics¹

-metric, -ics

Origin of -metrics²

First recorded in 1895–1900; metric ², -ics