Meaning of admeasurement | Babel Free
Definitions
- Apportionment.
- Measurement, the act of measuring.
Equivalents
日本語
裁量
Examples
“1781, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query I By admeasurements through nearly the whole of this last line, and supplying the unmeasured parts from good data, the Atlantic and Mississipi are found in this latitude to be 758 miles distant, equal to 13° 38′ of longitude, reckoning 55 miles and 3144 feet to the degree.”
“Though the figures are similar, their angles, on admeasurement by a nice instrument, differ very appreciably.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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