Usually means: Measurement of geometric shapes, volumes.
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We found 32 dictionaries that define the word mensuration:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. mensuration: Merriam-Webster
  2. mensuration: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mensuration: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. mensuration: Collins English Dictionary
  5. mensuration: Vocabulary.com
  6. Mensuration, mensuration: Wordnik
  7. mensuration: Wiktionary
  8. mensuration: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. mensuration: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. mensuration: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. mensuration: Dictionary.com
  12. mensuration: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Mensuration (mathematics), Mensuration: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Mensuration: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. mensuration: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. mensuration: Rhymezone
  17. Mensuration: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. mensuration: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. mensuration: FreeDictionary.org
  20. mensuration: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  21. mensuration: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. mensuration: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mensuration: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mensuration: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. mensuration: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. mensuration: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mensuration: A Word A Day

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mensuration)

noun:  The act or process of measuring; measurement.
noun:  (mathematics) The study of measurement, especially the derivation and use of algebraic formulae to measure the areas, volumes and different parameters of geometric figures.
noun:  (music) 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.
noun:  (forestry) The use of quantitative measurements of forest stand to determine stand timber volume, productivity, and health.

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