men|su|ra|tion «MEHN shuh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act, art, or process of measuring.
2. the branch of mathematics that deals with finding lengths, areas, and volumes.
╂[< Late Latin mensūrātiō, -ōnis < mēnsūrāre to measure < Latin mēnsūra a measure]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.