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Webster 1913 Edition


Planimetry

Pla-nim′e-try

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
planimétrie
.]
The mensuration of plane surfaces; – distinguished from stereometry, or the mensuration of volumes.

Webster 1828 Edition


Planimetry

PLANIM'ETRY

,
Noun.
[L. planus, plain, and Gr. to measure.]
The mensuration of plain surfaces, or that part of geometry which regards lines and plain figures, without considering their highth or depth.

Definition 2024


planimetry

planimetry

English

Noun

planimetry (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) The measurement of distances, angles and areas on a plane, especially on a map

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