mensuration

Definition of Mensuration in English :

the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Example Sentences:
'the measurements were carefully done'
'his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mensuration

noun

1.

the study of the measurement of geometric magnitudes such as length

2.

the act or process of measuring; measurement

noun

1.

the act, process, or art of measuring

2.

the branch of mathematics dealing with the determination of length, area, or volume

n.

1. The act, process, or art of measuring.

2. Measurement of geometric quantities.