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mensurs

mensurs is the plural of mensur.

Meaning of mensur

Noun

mensur (plural mensurs)

  1. The measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge.
    • This is a slightly odd mensur for instruments tuned to a modern pitch of A-440 as it is slightly short for an instrument in F, which would be more comfortable at 65 cm or 66 cm, and it is too long for an instrument in G, which is more comfortable at 60cm or 61cm.2005, Daniel Larson, “A Set of Vihuelas: Matching Tone for Polyphonic Music”, in Lute Society of America Quarterly, volume 40, number 2, Lexington, Virginia: Lute Society of America, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Questions about mensurs

What is mensurs the plural of?
Mensurs is the plural of mensur.

Words near mensurs in the dictionary

  1. mensuration
  2. mensurational
  3. mensurationally
  4. mensurations
  5. mensurative
  6. mensurs
  7. menswear
  8. ment
  9. menta
  10. mentacide
  11. mentagra

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