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mensuration
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mensuration
n.
act of measuring; branch of Geometry which deals in the measurement of dimensions
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Mensuration
Mensuration may refer to:
- Measurement
- Theory of measurement
- Mensuration (mathematics), a branch of mathematics that deals with measurement of various parameters of geometric figures
- Forest mensuration, a branch of forestry that deals with measurements of forest stand
- Mensural notation in music
- Mensuration canon, a musical composition wherein the main melody is accompanied by one or more imitations of that melody in other voices
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mensuration
Noun
1. the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
(synonym) measurement, measuring, measure
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis
(derivation) measure, mensurate, measure out
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mensuration
nf.
mensuration, measurement
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Mensuration
(n.)
The act, process, or art, of measuring.
The act, process, or art, of measuring.
(n.)
That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.
That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.
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