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men·su·ra·tion \ˌmen(t)səˈrāshən, ˌmenchəˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin mensuration-, mensuratio, from mensuratus, + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act, process, art, or an instance of measuring : measurement < problems in mensuration and rudimentary astronomy — Times Literary Supplement > 2. : the application of geometry to the computation of lengths, areas, or volumes from given dimensions or angles 3. : the temporal relationships between the note values in mensural notation comparable to the different meters of the modern system < customary for those reading … notation to deduce the mensuration from the context — Score > |