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cyclometry|saɪˈklɒmɪtrɪ|
[f. as prec.: see -metry.]
Measurement of circles; ‘circle-squaring’.
1656in Blount Glossogr. 1656Wallis Correct. of Hobbes 116 (T.), I must tell you, that Sir H. Savile had confuted Joseph Scaliger's cyclometry. 1866De Morgan in Athenæum 27 Oct. 535/1 A friend of mine..will spend a thousand pounds..in black and white cyclometry.
Hence cycloˈmetric, -al, a., of or relating to cyclometry.
1838Halliwell Brief Acct. S. Morland 27 Morland's Cyclometrical treatise. |