planimetry

American

[pluh-nim-i-tree] / pləˈnɪm ɪ tri /

noun

the measurement of plane areas.

planimetry British

/ plæˈnɪmɪtrɪ, ˌplænɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

the measurement of plane areas

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Origin of planimetry

1350–1400; Middle English planemetrie < Medieval Latin planimetria; see 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.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.

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