mensuration

Significado (Inglês)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of measuring; measurement.
2. (countable, uncountable) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
3. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.

Conceitos

medição

medida

mensuração

determinação do tamanho

Sinônimos

measurement

measuring

measure

survey

metering

scalage

size determination

admensuration

admeasurement

measurage

gauging

measurements

meter

Traduções

medición

mesure

Messung

misurazione

قياس

medida

mesurament

mensuración

Messen

meting

mesurage

μέτρηση

Grössenbestimmung

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌmɛnsjəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Late Latin mensūrātiōnem (“a measuring”).