See Also: stichometry(medicine)
stichometry(dictionary)

stichometry (iou)



stichometry noun. M18.
[Late Greek stikhometria from Greek stikhos STICHOS: see -METRY.]
Palaeography. The measurement of a manuscript text by means of the number of stichoi or fixed or average lines into which it may be divided; a list or appendix stating this measurement. Also (rare), the composition of a prose text in lines of nearly equal length corresponding to divisions in the sense.
sticho'metric adjective stichometrical L19.
sticho'metrical adjective of or pertaining to stichometry; characterized by measurement by stichoi or lines: M19.
sticho'metrically adverb L19.