Mensuration (Noun)
Meaning
The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The researcher spent years perfecting the art of mensuration to ensure the accuracy of her findings.
- The concept of mensuration was introduced in the classroom to help students understand the importance of measurement in scientific inquiry.
- By using a systematic approach to mensuration, the engineer was able to accurately predict the stress points on the bridge.
- Mensuration was a crucial step in the process of evaluating the efficacy of the new medical treatment.
- The artist's use of mensuration allowed her to create a series of sculptures that were mathematically precise and visually striking.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Calorimetry
- Micrometry
- Hypsography
- Reading
- Viscometry
- Anemography
- Scaling
- Dosimetry
- Radioactive Dating
- Thermogravimetry
- Algometry
- Anthropometry
- Cephalometry
- Viscosimetry
- Mental Measurement
- Telemetry
- Plumbing
- Spirometry
- Bathymetry
- Sampling
- Quantification
- Quantitative Chemical Analysis
- Actinometry
- Photometry
- Sounding
- Meter Reading
- Audiometry
- Observation
- Hypsometry
- Hydrometry
- Surveying
- Pelvimetry
- Tonometry
- Arterial Blood Gases
- Gravimetry
- Sound Ranging
- Quantitative Analysis
- Thermometry
- Seismography
- Angulation
- Fetometry
- Foetometry
- Anemometry
- Densitometry