Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AN-TIM'E-TER
AN-TI-ME-TATH'E-SISAN-TI-MET'RIC-AL
AN-TIM'E-TER, n. [Gr. αντι and μετρον, measure.]
An optical instrument for measuring angles with greater accuracy than can be done by the usual quadrants or sextants. – Rees.
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