mensurable

[ men-sher-uh-buhl, -ser-uh- ]
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adjective

Origin of mensurable

1
1595–1605; <Late Latin mēnsūrābilis, equivalent to mēnsūrā(re) to measure + -bilis-ble

Other words from mensurable

  • men·sur·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • un·men·sur·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mensurable

mensurable

/ (ˈmɛnsjʊrəbəl, -ʃə-) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for measurable

Origin of mensurable

1
C17: from Late Latin mēnsūrābilis, from mēnsūra measure

Derived forms of mensurable

  • mensurability, noun

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