mensuration

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Synonyms: menstration, monstration, menstruation, enduration, admensuration, mensurative, mensurations, mercuration

Antonyms: menstration, monstration, menstruation, enduration, admensuration, mensurative, mensurations, mercuration

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Noun

1. The act or process of [[measure|measuring]]; [[measurement]].
2. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The study of [[measurement]], especially the derivation and use of [[algebraic]] [[formula]]e to measure the [[area]]s, [[volume]]s and different parameters of [[geometric]] figures.
3. {{lb|en|music}} A 13th century system for governing [[rhythmic]] relationships in music that was a precursor to the modern use of [[time signature]]s; The use of {{w|mensural notation}}.
4. {{lb|en|forestry}} The use of [[quantitative]] measurements of forest [[stand]] to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.

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