different between measuring vs mensuration

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??.?.???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m??.?.??/
• (regional US) IPA^(key): /?me??????/
• Hyphenation: meas?ur?ing

Verb

measuring

1. Present participle and gerund of measure.

Noun

measuring (plural measurings)

1. Act of measurement.
   • 1899, Self Culture (volume 8, page 683)

     The repeated measurings of one monument result in a mean approximation to something actually existing, and this is an excellent definition of an average.

Anagrams

• geraniums

English

Etymology

From Middle French mensuration, from Late Latin mens?r?ti?nem (“a measuring”).

Noun

mensuration (countable and uncountable, plural mensurations)

1. The act or process of measuring; measurement.
2. (mathematics) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
3. (music) 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. (forestry) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.

Related terms

• mensural

Anagrams

• mountainers, munerations, numerations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

mensuration f (plural mensurations)

1. measurement
2. (in the plural) the size of a person or animal etc

Further reading

• “mensuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).