mecometry

== English == === Etymology === From meco- +‎ -metry. === Noun === mecometry (uncountable) (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. === See also === mecometer === Anagrams === cymometer