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Inflammation of the endometrium.

The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

The mensuration of figures standing on the same base. [Obs.]

Same as Halidom.

See Odometer.

The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.

Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom. [R.] "Twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. Shak.

A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the size of the fetal head.

An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica.

Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus Lithodomus.

A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome, n., 4.

An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of clouds.

An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.

Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it.

Serving to measure distance on a road. [R.] Sydney Smith.

Measurement of distances by the odometer.

An electric wave meter.

A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury.

See the Note under Dome, 4.

An instrument for including the number of steps in walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.