plane-metrie and planemetrie - Middle English Compendium

Middle English Dictionary Entry

plāne-metrīe n.

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Forms	plāne-metrīe n.
Etymology	ML plānimetria

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

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Plane geometry.

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Associated quotations

(a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)7.1469 : Ful many a worthi clerc ther is, That writen upon this clergie The bokes of Altemetrie, Planemetrie and ek also, Whiche as belongen bothe tuo.

Supplemental Materials (draft)

a1484 Treat.7 Lib.Arts (Trin-C R.14.52)1047/332 : Namly in craft of mensuracioun of whiche craft is divided in iij partis: in Altimetrie, Planymetrie and Profundymetrie.

Note: Additional quot., ?modify sense 'the measurement of plane surfaces'.

Note: Cf. OED planimetry, n. 'The measurement of plane surfaces, esp. by means of a planimeter; the geometry of plane surfaces, plane geometry.'