measurement of form or shape
(from the article `river`) Morphometry of drainage networks
<technique> Method that involves measurement of shape. ... A variety of methods exist to enable one to examine, for example: the distribution of objects in a 2 D section of a cell and then to use this to predict the shapes and the distribution of these objects in three dimensions. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(mor-fom´ә-tre) the measurement of forms.
Method that involves measurement of shape. A variety of methods exist to enable one to examine, for example, the distribution of objects in a 2-D section of a cell and then to use this to predict the shapes and the distribution of these objects in three dimensions.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr-fom′ĕ-trē Definitions: 1. The measurement of the form of organisms or their parts.
The measurement of shape. Measurements are then manipulated statistically or mathematically to discover inherent properties.