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men·su·ra·tion

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–noun

1.	the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.

2.	the act or process of measuring.

[Origin: 1565–75; < LL ménsūrātiōn- (s. of ménsūrātiō) a measuring. See measure, -ation

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—Related forms

men·su·ra·tion·al, adjective

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men·su·ra·tion Audio Help (měn'sə-rā'shən, -shə-) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act, process, or art of measuring.
Measurement of geometric quantities.

[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."

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mensuration
noun
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]