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longimetry ? Obs.|lɒnˈdʒɪmɪtrɪ|
[ad. mod.L. *longimetria, f. longus long a. + Gr. -µετρία measurement, -metry. Cf. F. longimétrie.]
The art or process of measuring distances.
1674in Phil. Trans. IX. 85 In Longimetry, the Art of Levelling, the Measuring of Hights or Distances unapproachable. 1715Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. i. 350 Our two Eyes are like two different Stations in Longimetry by the assistance of which, the distance between two Objects is measured. 1727J. Douglas (title) The Art of Planometry, Longemetry, and Altemetry, brought to Perfection by the Instrument called the Infallible.
Hence longiˈmetric a., pertaining to longimetry.
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