apomecometryn.
/ˌapəʊmiːˈkɒmɪtri/ The art or science of measuring the distances of objects.In Phillips, Bailey, and modern dictionaries.
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apomecometry1570
telemetering1892
ranging1919
1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. aiijv To vnderstand [by geometry]..how Farre, a thing seene (on land or water) is from the measurer..may be called Apomecometrie.
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