1. Plural of allometry; the study of the relationship between the size of an organism or body part and its overall body size, or how different parts grow at different rates.
Usage: technical; biology; used in evolutionary biology, developmental biology, and paleontology

Examples

• Researchers analyzed the allometries of beetle horn size relative to body length.
• The allometries observed in fossil skulls provided clues about evolutionary development.
• Different allometries between species explained why some animals had proportionally larger heads than others.
• The study examined allometries in fish body shape across various water temperatures.
• Allometries in primate limb proportions reflect adaptations to different ecological niches.