mecometry

English

Etymology

From meco- +‎ -metry.

Noun

mecometry (uncountable)

1. (rare, obsolete) The measurement of length or distance. [16th–17th c.]
   • 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:

     This, teacheth […] to be certified, either of the length, perimetry, or distance lineall: and this is called, Mecometrie.

See also

• mecometer

Anagrams

• cymometer