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[ ad-mezh-er-muhnt ] / ædˈmɛʒ ər mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR admeasurement ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe process of measuring. the number, dimensions, or measure of anything. apportionment. Origin of admeasurementFirst recorded in 1590–1600; admeasure + -ment Words nearby admeasurementAdmah, ad majorem Dei gloriam, adman, admass, admeasure, admeasurement, Admete, Admetus, admin, adminicle, administer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for admeasurementTheir vastness seems to defy our admeasurement, and their complexity and difficulty may defeat our feeble efforts at solution. The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker Also, the admeasurement of a ship, and thence to ascertain her cubical contents converted into tons. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth Of the former there can be no admeasurement, excepting by its effect, which is recollection: its duration can be well ascertained. He was one of those who made the journey to the north in 1785, for the admeasurement of the globe. The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Words related to admeasurementallocation, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, portion |