mensurative

American

[men-shuh-rey-tiv, -suh-, -sher-uh-tiv, -ser-] / ˈmɛn ʃəˌreɪ tɪv, -sə-, -ʃər ə tɪv, -sər- /

adjective

adapted for or concerned with measuring.

Etymology

Origin of mensurative

First recorded in 1825–35; mensurat(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

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Yes, Friends," elsewhere observes the Professor, "not our Logical, Mensurative faculty, but our Imaginative one is King over us; I might say, Priest and Prophet to lead us heavenward; or Magician and Wizard to lead us hellward.

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