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mensurate

mensurate verb: to measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.

Verb

mensurate (third-person singular simple present mensurates, present participle mensurating, simple past and past participle mensurated)

  1. (obsolete) To measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
  2. To measure accurately and precisely the position of an object. Not to be confused with refinement.

Forms of mensurate

third-person singular presentmensurates
present participlemensurating
past participlemensurated
pastmensurated

Origin of mensurate

First attested in 1653; borrowed from Latin mēnsūrātus, perfect passive participle of mēnsūrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of measure.

Questions about mensurate

What does mensurate mean?
Mensurate means to measure absolutely the height, latitude and longitude of a point on the earth.
What part of speech is mensurate?
Mensurate is a verb.
What is the past tense of mensurate?
The past tense of mensurate is mensurated.

Words near mensurate in the dictionary

  1. mensural
  2. mensural notation
  3. mensuralism
  4. mensuralist
  5. mensuralists
  6. mensurate
  7. mensurated
  8. mensurates
  9. mensurating
  10. mensuration
  11. mensurational

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