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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