mensuratorn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnʃ(ᵿ)reɪtə/,

/ˈmɛnsjᵿreɪtə/,

/ˈmɛns(ə)reɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)reɪdər/,

/ˈmɛnsəˌreɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mensurator.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mensurator measurer (in a work attributed to St Jerome) < mensurat- , past participial stem of mensurare (see measure v.) + -or -or suffix.

Now rare.

A device or instrument for measuring. (In quot. 1645 perhaps: a means of comparison.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun]

metc1175

instrumentc1392

gauger1588

jadge1617

mensurator1645

dimensurator1675

measurer1690

1645 T. Urquhart Trissotetras sig. O2 Mensurator, is that, whereby the illatitious terme is compared, or measured with the maine quæsitum.

1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 215 As for Telescopick Sights..he tells..how to put in the Mensurator.

1711 E. Ward Vulgus Britannicus (ed. 3) ii. 61 So in they heav'd Time's Mensurator Who never mov'd one Moment a'ter.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxvii. §4895 Cutting mensurators.

1979 K. Amis Jake's Thing iv. 37 Now we come to the use of the nocturnal mensurator. If you'd just step over here, Mr Richardson.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mensurator
释义	mensuratorn. Brit. /ˈmɛnʃ(ᵿ)reɪtə/, /ˈmɛnsjᵿreɪtə/, /ˈmɛns(ə)reɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmɛn(t)ʃ(ə)reɪdər/, /ˈmɛnsəˌreɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mensurator. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mensurator measurer (in a work attributed to St Jerome) < mensurat- , past participial stem of mensurare (see measure v.) + -or -or suffix. Now rare. A device or instrument for measuring. (In quot. 1645 perhaps: a means of comparison.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] metc1175 instrumentc1392 gauger1588 jadge1617 mensurator1645 dimensurator1675 measurer1690 1645 T. Urquhart Trissotetras sig. O2 Mensurator, is that, whereby the illatitious terme is compared, or measured with the maine quæsitum. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 215 As for Telescopick Sights..he tells..how to put in the Mensurator. 1711 E. Ward Vulgus Britannicus (ed. 3) ii. 61 So in they heav'd Time's Mensurator Who never mov'd one Moment a'ter. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxvii. §4895 Cutting mensurators. 1979 K. Amis Jake's Thing iv. 37 Now we come to the use of the nocturnal mensurator. If you'd just step over here, Mr Richardson. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1645
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