mensuration
Americannoun
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the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
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the act or process of measuring.
noun
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the study of the measurement of geometric magnitudes such as length
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the act or process of measuring; measurement
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Etymology
Origin of mensuration
1565–75; < Late Latin mēnsūrātiōn- (stem of mēnsūrātiō ) a measuring. See measure, -ation
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Body temperature changes through the menstrual cycle, rising just before ovulation and falling as mensuration begins.
From The Verge ● Oct. 26, 2021
This is also one of the basal propositions of solid geometry, and it has many applications in practical mensuration.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
This leads at once to the corollary that the volume of a rectangular parallelepiped equals the product of its three dimensions, the fundamental law in the mensuration of all solids.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
It is merely a question of simple mensuration, and no problem of “high mathematics” is involved.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
If one needs examples in mensuration beyond those given in a first-class textbook, they are easily found.
From The Teaching of Geometry by David Eugene Smith
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