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mecometry

mecometry noun: the measurement of length or distance.

Noun

mecometry (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The measurement of length or distance.
    • This, teacheth […] to be certified, either of the length, perimetry, or distance lineall: and this is called, Mecometrie.1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface

Origin of mecometry

From meco- + -metry.

Questions about mecometry

What does mecometry mean?
Mecometry means the measurement of length or distance.
What part of speech is mecometry?
Mecometry is a noun.

Words near mecometry in the dictionary

  1. mecocephalic
  2. mecochirid
  3. mecochirids
  4. mecometer
  5. mecometers
  6. mecometry
  7. mecomtronics
  8. mecon
  9. meconate
  10. meconates
  11. meconial

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