mecometry

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noun

The measurement of length or distance.

First used 16th–17th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmecometry (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe measurement of length or distance.First known use 16th–17th c.

    This, teacheth […] to be certified, either of the length, perimetry, or distance lineall: and this is called, Mecometrie.

    1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface

Origin

From meco- + -metry.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cymometer
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APA

mecometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecometry

MLA

“mecometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecometry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mecometry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mecometry.

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