men·su·ra·tion
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| 1. | the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume. |
| 2. | the act or process of measuring. |
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n.
[Late Latin mēnsūrātiō, mēnsūrātiōn-, from mēnsūrātus, past participle of mēnsūrāre, to measure, from Latin mēnsūra, measure; see measure.] men'su·ra'tive adj. |
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mensuration
1571, "act of measuring," from L.L. mensurationem (nom. mensuratio), from mensuratus, pp. of mensurare "to measure."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| mensuration | |
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| the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: measurement] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
Mensuration
Ad*men`su*ra"tion\, n. [LL. admensuratio; L. ad + mensurare to measure. See Mensuration.] Same as Admeasurement.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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