Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

librametry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: li-brame-try
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In fact the philosophy and sociology of librarianship indicates the need for the formation of a new discipline which I would call Librametry."

Etymology

From library + -metry; coined in 1948 by S. R. Ranganathan.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: library

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does librametry mean?: The application of statistics and operations research to the running of a library.
Where does librametry come from?: From library + -metry; coined in 1948 by S. R. Ranganathan.

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