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Definition of: mensuration
(men′shə·rā′shən) noun
1. The act, art, or process of measuring.
2. The branch of mathematical science that has to do with measurement, as of lines, surfaces, or volume.
3. The result of measuring; measure. [<LL mensuratio, -onis]
—men′su·ra′tive adjective
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