planimetry

[pluh-nim-i-tree]

noun

1. the measurement of plane areas.

planimetry

/ plæˈnɪmɪtrɪ, ˌplænɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. the measurement of plane areas

Other Word Forms

• planimetric adjective
• planimetrical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of planimetry¹

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

Example Sentences

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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