mensuration

[ men-shuh-rey-shuh n, -suh- ]

/ ˌmɛn ʃəˈreɪ ʃən, -sə- /

the branch of geometry that deals with the measurement of length, area, or volume.

the act or process of measuring.

Origin of mensuration

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

men·su·ra·tion·al, adjective

The chapter on Mensuration is suited to the ability of beginners.

The King of the Golden River or the Black Brothers |John Ruskin
Thus we have two arts of arithmetic, and two of mensuration.

Philebus |Plato
It is possible to add to the work in pure geometry some work in the mensuration of the curvilinear figures shown in these designs.

The Teaching of Geometry |David Eugene Smith
But now this accomplished young man does it all by ciphering and mensuration.

The Mayor of Casterbridge |Thomas Hardy

His first work was entitled “Instruction in the Art of Mensuration,” &c., and was published in 1525 for the use of young painters.

Durer |M. F. Sweetser

mensuration

/ (ˌmɛnʃəˈreɪʃən) /

the study of the measurement of geometric magnitudes such as length

the act or process of measuring; measurement

mensurational, adjective mensurative (ˈmɛnʃərətɪv), adjective