mensuration
measurement, especially of geometric figures
Root
- mensur / meas: measure, proportion, or size
Other words with the mensur / meas root
- commensurable: measurable by the same standard; comparable
- commensurate: corresponding in size or degree
- incommensurable: not measurable by the same standard
- incommensurate: not corresponding in size or degree
- measure: to find size or amount; a standard of amount
- measurement: the act or result of measuring
Mensur gives measure. Mensuration is formal measuring, especially in geometry.
The geometry lesson began with mensuration of triangles and circles.
Mensuration is a technical-looking word with a plain center: measure. It belongs with dimension, commensurate, and incommensurate because all of them care about size, proportion, or measurable fit.