mensuration

[ 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 of mensuration

1
1565–75; <Late Latin mēnsūrātiōn- (stem of mēnsūrātiō) a measuring. See measure, -ation

Other words from mensuration

  • men·su·ra·tion·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for mensuration

mensuration

/ (ˌmɛnʃəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the study of the measurement of geometric magnitudes such as length

  2. the act or process of measuring; measurement

Derived forms of mensuration

  • mensurational, adjective
  • mensurative (ˈmɛnʃərətɪv), adjective

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