different between mensuration vs plumbing

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).

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pl?m??/
• Rhymes: -?m??

Noun

plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)

1. The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps and other fixtures of a water, gas or sewage system in a house or other building.
2. The trade or occupation of a plumber.
3. (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

   My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.

4. (informal, figuratively) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.

   This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.

5. (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

Synonyms

• (genitourinary system): waterworks (informal)

Related terms

• plumb
• plumber

Translations

See also

• waterworks