mensuration

noun
/ˌmɛnsjəˈɹeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From Late Latin mensūrātiōnem (“a measuring”).

  1. borrowed from mensūrātiō

Definitions

  1. The act or process of measuring

    The act or process of measuring; measurement.

    • It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.
  2. The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to…

    The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.

    • With the passage of time I have realized that the illustrations can also serve, to some extent, to make mensuration more readily possible.
  3. A 13th century system for governing rhythmic relationships in music that was a precursor…

    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.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume,…

      The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.

      • Forest mensuration, in many respects the most important branch of forestry, was nicely defined by Professor Henry S. Graves (1906) in the first complete volume on forest mensuration to appear in the Americas.

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