† mecometryn.
Obsolete. rare.
The measurement of length and distance.
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mecometry1570
1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. aiijv To be certified, either of the length, perimetry, or distance lineall:..is called, Mecometrie.
1618 M. Baret Hipponomie i. 117 How can a man..learne the knowledge of Mechometry, whereby lengths and distances are measured, if not [etc.].
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