stə̇ˈkämə.trē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek sticho s line + English -metry
1.
a. : a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain
b. : a list of documents stating how many lines each contains
2. : division of the text of a book into lines ; especially : division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation)