mecometry

English

Etymology

From meco- +‎ -metry.

Noun

mecometry (uncountable)

  1. (rare, obsolete) The measurement of length or distance. [16th–17th c.]
    • 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:
      This, teacheth […] to be certified, either of the length, perimetry, or distance lineall: and this is called, Mecometrie.

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