mensural
[ men-sher-uh l, -ser- ]
/ ˈmɛn ʃər əl, -sər- /
adjective
pertaining to measure.
Words nearby mensural
menstruate,
menstruation,
menstruous,
menstruum,
mensurable,
mensural,
mensural music,
mensural notation,
mensuration,
mensurative,
menswear
Example sentences from the Web for mensural
The signs of time were placed over the stave, and were not repeated unless the mensural values changed.
British Dictionary definitions for mensural
mensural
/ (ˈmɛnʃərəl) /
adjective
of or involving measure
music
of or relating to music in which notes have fixed values in relation to each other
Word Origin for mensural
C17: from Late Latin
mēnsūrālis, from
mēnsūra
measure