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planimetry

American  
[pluh-nim-i-tree] / pləˈnɪm ɪ tri /

noun

  1. the measurement of plane areas.

planimetry British  
/ plæˈnɪmɪtrɪ, ˌplænɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

  1. the measurement of plane areas

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Other Word Forms

  • planimetric adjective
  • planimetrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of planimetry

1350–1400; Middle English planemetrie < Medieval Latin planimetria; plani-, -metry

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In drying, the gelatine contracts, and, necessarily, causes a deformation of the tissue, which curls up at the edges and loses its planimetry.

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