单词 | admeasuring |
释义 | admeasuringn. The action of admeasure v. (in various senses); measuring; apportionment. ΚΠ 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia To Rdr. sig. A3 It is a World to see the sottish pressures vrged against the admeasuring of land. 1629 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (new ed.) 5 The admeasuring [1605 measuring] of devotions by tale on beads. 1670 W. Marshall Answers upon Several Heads Philos. ii. vii. 210 Interjacent and intercepted arches of Circles..can in these angles contribute nothing to the admeasuring of them. 1719 G. Jacob Statute-law Common-plac'd 6 As to Admeasurement of Pasture, upon a second Overcharge after admeasuring, the Remedy shall be by Writ. 1788 J. L. de Lolme Observ. Taxes upon Windows or Lights 49 The admeasuring and ascertaining of these three dimensions, is..an easy task. 1845 Jrnl. Prison Discipline & Philanthropy 1 319 We have not yet reached that certainty and steadiness in the admeasuring of punishment by sentence which are requisite for the equalization of similar cases. 1879 Ann. Chem. Med. 1 242 They are an element of consideration in the admeasuring of the significance of experiments to which the surviving animals were subjected at a later period. 1940 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 26 Jan. 3/3 (advt.) It must be understood and agreed that the Buyer bears cost of admeasuring. 2009 Jrnl. Nanoscience & Nanotechnol. 9 4211 The wettability..was studied by contact angle admeasuring apparatus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1610 |
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