There’s no clear difference between these terms in the sense of the manner in which they are used at present. Morphometry is sometimes represented as referring to the metrics (= measurements) of form or shape whereas morphometrics is sometimes used to refer to the set of numerical and statical procedures employed to make manifest and analyze patterns in such data. However, the obvious analogues of biometry/biometrics have been used to refer both to these same distinctions and to their opposites! Both morphometry and morphometrics are regarded as being nouns though morphometrics is obviously derived from an adjective (e.g.. morphometric analysis) via conversion to a collective plural. But still it could refer to a set of measurements or a set of methods. An etymologically interesting related question is whether the proper adjectival form is morphometric or morphometrical The former is much more common, but the latter is also seen on occasion. In the end both terms exist and I think their usage is best regarded as a matter of personal preference and style. So long as the manner in which these terms are being used is rendered obvious in context there should be little cause for confusion.
Norm MacLeod > On 8 Sep 2016, at 11:04, Mauro Cavalcanti <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Emma, > > A truly nice question, to which I do not have an answer, but that also > incites my curiosity. > > Anyway, from a purely subjective viewpoint, "morphometrics" sounds better to > me. > > So this humble worker said... :-) > > Salud! > > -- > Dr. Mauro J. Cavalcanti > E-mail: [email protected] > Web: http://sites.google.com/site/maurobio > > > Em 08/09/2016 02:01, "Emma Sherratt" <[email protected]> escreveu: > Dear Morphmet-hive mind, > > I've been curious for some time about the terms "morphometry" and > "morphometrics" and whether they are in fact interchangeable or quite > distinct. Also, is it related to the difference between phylogeny and > phylogenetics? > > Regards, > > Emma > > > > -- > MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MORPHMET" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > -- > MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MORPHMET" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. _____________________________________________________ Professor Norman MacLeod The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD (0)207 942-5204 (Office Landline) (0)785 017-1787 (Mobile) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/MacLeod/ Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK Nanjing Institute of Geology & Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 Beijing, Donglu, Nanjing, China _____________________________________________________ -- MORPHMET may be accessed via its webpage at http://www.morphometrics.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MORPHMET" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected].
