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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of mensuration
1565–75; < Late Latin mēnsūrātiōn- (stem of mēnsūrātiō ) a measuring. See measure, -ation
Example Sentences
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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
He studies form, in mensuration, throughout his course in arithmetic, and this, too, is good educational policy.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
These three form the foundation of trigonometry and of the mensuration of plane figures.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
There are only four leading propositions necessary for the mensuration of the circle and the determination of the value of π.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
The mensuration of the volume of the prism, including the rectangular parallelepiped and cube, was known to the ancients.
From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene
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