| allometry [ǝ`läm·ǝ·trē] BIOLOGY 1. The quantitative relation between a part and the whole or another part as the organism increases in size. Also known as heterauxesis; heterogony. 2. The quantitative relation between the size of a part and the whole or another part, in a series of related organisms that differ in size. MATHEMATICS A relation between two variables x and y that can be written in the form y = axn, where a and n are constants. |