Added 9 October 2026
mensuration
/ˌmɛnsjəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun
Latin root: mensūrātiōnem Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mensuration at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The act or process of measuring; measurement.
- The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
- A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of time signatures; The use of mensural notation.
Origin
From Late Latin mensūrātiōnem (“a measuring”).
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