Admeasurement
the process of measuring.
the number, dimensions, or measure of anything.
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Historical Examples
The vessel, then, in the plate is the vessel now mentioned, and the following is her admeasurement as given in by Captain Parrey.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson
Also, the admeasurement of a ship, and thence to ascertain her cubical contents converted into tons.
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
This so-called Statute of admeasurement has not been traced to any authoritative source.
Domesday Book and Beyond Frederic William Maitland
I determined, therefore, to suspend my belief till I could take the admeasurement of each vessel.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Thomas Clarkson
We are thus particular in her admeasurement, because it materially influenced the decision on her complaint.
Mornings at Bow Street John Wight
He was one of those who made the journey to the north in 1785, for the admeasurement of the globe.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology Joel Munsell
Their vastness seems to defy our admeasurement, and their complexity and difficulty may defeat our feeble efforts at solution.
The Theistic Conception of the World B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
Of the former there can be no admeasurement, excepting by its effect, which is recollection: its duration can be well ascertained.
Sound Mind John Haslam
This admeasurement raised my merriment to its acme, and I laughed aloud.
Tales from “Blackwood,” Volume 2 Various
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