planimetry

[ pluh-nim-i-tree ]

noun

1. the measurement of plane areas.

planimetry

/ plæˈnɪmɪtrɪ; ˌplænɪˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. the measurement of plane areas

Derived Forms

• planimetric, adjective

Other Words From

• plan·i·met·ric [plan-, uh, -, me, -trik, pley-n, uh, -], plani·metri·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of planimetry¹

1350–1400; Middle English planemetrie < Medieval Latin planimetria; plani-, -metry

Example Sentences

In drying, the gelatine contracts, and, necessarily, causes a deformation of the tissue, which curls up at the edges and loses its planimetry.

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