opisometer (plural opisometers)
A device for measuring the length of curved lines, such as on a map.
• curvimeter
• meilograph
• map measurer
• opsiometer
Source: Wiktionary
Op`i*som"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. -meter.]
Definition: An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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