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planimeter

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planimeter [plə′nim·əd·ər]
(engineering)
A device used for measuring the area of any plane surface by tracing the boundary of the area.


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Using planimeter and manual methods of measurement, Angell and Korshover (1977a, b; 1978a, b) conducted pioneering work at the 300-mb level in the 1970s.
40) The wound surface area was determined from wound tracing using a planimeter (PLANIX [7.
To measure continent size, they traced around the perimeter of the landmasses with an electronic planimeter, a device that measures area.
 
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