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PRONUNCIATION OF MERISTIC

meristic  [məˈrɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meristic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Meristics

Meristics is an area of ichthyology which relates to counting quantitative features of fish, such as the number of fins or scales. A meristic can be used to describe a particular species of fish, or used to identify an unknown species. Meristic traits are often described in a shorthand notation called a meristic formula. Meristic characters are the countable structures occurring in series in fish. These characters are among the characters most commonly used for differentiation of species and populations. In the salmonids, scale counts have been most widely used for the differentiation of populations within species. In rainbow and steelhead trout the most notable differences among populations occur in counts of scales. Meristic characters are used in many other fields, such as in botany. Meristic comparison is used in phenetic and cladistic analysis.

Definition of meristic in the English dictionary

The definition of meristic in the dictionary is of or relating to the number of organs or parts in an animal or plant body. Other definition of meristic is segmented.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERISTIC


amoristic
ˌæməˈrɪstɪk
aphoristic
ˌæfəˈrɪstɪk
behavioristic
bɪˌheɪvjəˈrɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
coloristic
ˌkʌləˈrɪstɪk
eristic
ɛˈrɪstɪk
Eucharistic
ˌjuːkəˈrɪstɪk
euhemeristic
juːˌhiːməˈrɪstɪk
floristic
flɒˈrɪstɪk
formularistic
ˌfɔːmjʊləˈrɪstɪk
futuristic
ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk
heuristic
hjʊəˈrɪstɪk
hypocoristic
ˌhaɪpəkɔːˈrɪstɪk
juristic
dʒʊˈrɪstɪk
militaristic
ˌmɪlɪtəˈrɪstɪk
myristic
mɪˈrɪstɪk
poristic
pɒˈrɪstɪk
puristic
pjʊəˈrɪstɪk
uncharacteristic
ˌʌnkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
voyeuristic
ˌvwaɪəˈrɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERISTIC

merils
merimake
mering
meringue
merino
Merionethshire
merisis
merism
meristem
meristematic
meristically
merit
merit list
merit system
merited
meritless
meritocracies
meritocracy
meritocrat
meritocratic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERISTIC

anachronistic
artistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
holistic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of meristic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meristic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERISTIC

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Translator English - Chinese

meristic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

merística
570 millions of speakers

English

meristic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meristic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقسامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

меристическим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

merístico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করণে স্বাচ্ছন্দ -এর মেরিষ্টিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méristique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meristic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

meristic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

meristic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meristic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

về số đo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

meristic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मतिमंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meristik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meristici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

merystyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мерістіческім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meristic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεριστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meristic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Meristiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meristic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meristic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERISTIC»

The term «meristic» is normally little used and occupies the 142.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meristic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERISTIC»

Discover the use of meristic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meristic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Few Cases of Meristic Variation in the Common Toad and an ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Seitaro Goto, 2011
2
The Second International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture
A Preliminary Study on the Use of Canonical Discriminant Analysis of Morphometric and Meristic Characters to Identify Cultured Tilapias* M. J.R. PANTE Marine Science Institute University of the Philippines Diliman 3004, Quezon City, ...
Roger S. V. Pullin, 1988
3
Systematics and Bower-building Behavior of the ...
LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Morphometric and meristic measurements that were taken on each fish...11 Table 4.1: Character matrix for Apetra species...................... .....................................114 Table B.1: Morphometric and meristic values of the ...
Matthew R. Lisy, 2006
4
The Physiology of Developing Fish: Viviparity and ...
model of meristic variation. However, the concept of a "period of formation" before which the environment is considered to have no effect should be abandoned for reasons stated earlier. 2. Selective Mortality Arguments why meristic differences ...
Hoar, William Stewart Hoar, David J. Randall, 1988
5
Stock Identification Methods: Applications in Fishery Science
Meristic data are discrete (i.e., discontinuously distributed). However, many meristic variables approach a continuous distribution, and parametric methods that assume normality are commonly applied to meristic data. The analysis of meristic ...
Steven X. Cadrin, Lisa A. Kerr, Stefano Mariani, 2013
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Ichthyology Handbook
CHAPTER. 2. Morphometrics;. Taxonomy;. Meristic. Variation. 1. MORPHOMETRICS 1.1 Introduction While morphometrics can be broadly defined as a body of techniques for describing body form, a somewhat more narrowly defined usage is ...
B.G. Kapoor, Bhavna Khanna, 2004
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Fish and Diadromy in Europe (ecology, management, ...
Morphometric analysis N, number of individuals Table 5 Summary of discriminant loadings and potency index for morphometric and meristic variables Acronyms of variables as defined in ''Materials and methods'' section a Largest absolute ...
Sylvie Dufour, Etienne Prevost, Eric Rochard, 2008
8
Materials for the Study of Variation: Treated with Especial ...
Again, the foot of a Pig may, through Meristic Variation, be divided into five or six toes instead of into four; or, on the other hand, the number may, by absence of the median division between the digits III and IV, be reduced to three, though the  ...
William Bateson, 2012
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scientific papers of william bateson
Again, the foot of a pig may, through Meristic Variation, be divided into five or six toes instead of into four ; or, on the other hand, the number may, by absence of the median division between the digits III and IV, be reduced to three, though the  ...
10
Mendel's Principles of Heredity
We speak of a character as “meristic” when it manifests itself in respect of the number of parts into which the body or one of its organs is divided. Meristic characters are in several ways distinguishable from other features of bodily organisation.
William Bateson, Gregor Mendel, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meristic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fifty shades of green
Metcalf's genetic study will be paired with a meristic study — a study of defining physical traits — to determine if greenbacks and other ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Oct 12»
2
Complex eyes in the Cambrian
It is also the case that the measure of complexity here is determined by a simple meristic trait, the number of ommatidia. This is not radical. «ScienceBlogs, Jun 11»
3
US eyes Internet user ID system
... but you don't want infinite credentials," said Mary Ruddy, founder of Massachusetts-based identity management software firm Meristic Inc. «Globe and Mail, Jan 11»
4
Companies Team up to create Information Cards
Individuals also serving on the board include ICF Chairman Paul Trevithick of Parity, Patrick Harding of Ping Identity, Mary Ruddy of Meristic, ... «The Tech Herald, Jul 08»
5
Information Card Foundation launched
... the ICF steering currently includes Trevithick, Cameron, Drummond Reed (VP of infrastructure at Parity), Mary Ruddy (founder of Meristic), ... «CNET News, Jun 08»

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