Morphometrics

Morphometrics (from the Greek μορφή, morphé " figure ", " form" and μετρική, metron " metric ", " count ", " measurement" ) deals with the characterization of the shape of objects through quantifiable metrics. The term is found as a technical term in different scientific disciplines in which the term " morphology ", as the doctrine of form and shape, plays a role. The morphometry involves doing the Measurements of shape and form.

As part of the geomorphology is in the morphometry to measurements of the earth's surface or its parts.

In neurobiology exists as an imaging method called voxel - based morphometry ( VBM ).