admeasurement

American  

[ad-mezh-er-muhnt] / ædˈmɛʒ ər mənt /

noun

1. the process of measuring.

2. the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.

3. apportionment.

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Etymology

Origin of admeasurement

First recorded in 1590–1600; admeasure + -ment

Example Sentences

Less frequently used as an official unit of admeasurement of merchant ships is displacement tonnage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the former there can be no admeasurement, excepting by its effect, which is recollection: its duration can be well ascertained.

From Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect by Haslam, John

Of one of these I shall give the exact dimensions from a careful admeasurement, and then particularly describe the manner in which they are built.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13 by Kerr, Robert

Spitalfields Weavers have extremely small heads, 6-1/2, 6-5/8, 6-3/4, being the prevailing admeasurement.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 395, October 24, 1829 by Various

This is done by a ribbon, which she puts round the cranium, repeating during the admeasurement a certain prayer or charm from which the operation is to derive its whole efficacy.

From The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William