admeasurement

[ ad-mezh-er-muhnt ]

noun

1. the process of measuring.
2. the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.
3. apportionment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of admeasurement¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; admeasure + -ment

Example Sentences

In the reign of Henry V. the trade had become of such importance that a special Act was passed providing for the admeasurement of ships and barges employed in the coal trade.

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If the cubit be taken as eighteen inches, she was 450 feet long, 75 in breadth, and 45 in depth, whilst her tonnage, according to the present system of admeasurement, would be about 15,000 tons.

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The act or process of ascertaining the dimensions of anything; mensuration; measurement; as, the admeasurement of a ship or of a cask.

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This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff.

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The amount of blood drawn should never be determined by admeasurement, but by constitutional effect—the lowering of the pulse, and indications of weakness.

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