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men⋅su⋅ra⋅tion

  [men-shuh-rey-shuhn, -suh-]
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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 mēnsūrātiōn- (s. of mēnsūrātiō) a measuring. See measure, -ation

Related forms:
men⋅su⋅ra⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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men·su·ra·tion   (měn'sə-rā'shən, -shə-)   
n.  

  1. The act, process, or art of measuring.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

mensuration 
1571, "act of measuring," from L.L. mensurationem (nom. mensuratio), from mensuratus, pp. of mensurare "to measure."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: men·su·ra·tion
Pronunciation: "men(t)-s&-'rA-sh&n; "men-ch&-
Function: noun
: the act of measuring
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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