How to pronounce mensuration
American English pronunciation
men-suh-RAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌmɛnsəˈɹeɪʃən/
- Syllables
- men · suh · RAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What mensuration means
The part of math that finds lengths, areas and volumes
In a sentence: Our math book has a whole chapter on mensuration, full of boxes, cones and circles.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning a measuring.
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