mensuration

[men-shuh-rey-shuh n, -suh-]

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noun

the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.
the act or process of measuring.

Origin of mensuration

1565–75; < Late Latin mēnsūrātiōn- (stem of mēnsūrātiō) a measuring. See measure, -ation

Related formsmen·su·ra·tion·al, adjective

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Related Words for mensuration

evaluation, calculation, judgment, measurement, measure, estimate, assessment

Examples from the Web for mensuration

Historical Examples of mensuration

The pure part consists of arithmetic, mensuration, and weighing.
Philebus
Plato
Thus we have two arts of arithmetic, and two of mensuration.
Philebus
Plato
And the exacter part of all of them is really arithmetic and mensuration.
Philebus
Plato
Take another example of inversion, this time in the field of mensuration.
Inventors at Work
George Iles
The theorem in Prop. 23 is the foundation of all mensuration of areas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6
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British Dictionary definitions for mensuration

mensuration

noun

the study of the measurement of geometric magnitudes such as length
the act or process of measuring; measurement

Derived Formsmensurational, adjectivemensurative (ˈmɛnʃərətɪv), adjective

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Word Origin and History for mensuration

"act of measuring," 1570s, from Middle French mensuration and directly from Late Latin mensurationem (nominative mensuratio) "a measuring," noun of action from past participle stem of mensurare "to measure" (see measure (v.)).