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Planimeter

Pla-nim′e-ter

,
Noun.
[
Plani-
+
-meter
. Cf.
Planometer
.]
An instrument for measuring the area of any plane figure, however irregular, by passing a tracer around the bounding line; a platometer.

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planimeter

planimeter

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planimeter (plural planimeters)

  1. An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline.

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