commensurationn.

/kəˌmɛnsjʊəˈreɪʃən/

/kəˌmɛnʃəˈreɪʃən/

Etymology: < French commensuration (14th cent. Oresme), < Latin commensūrātiōn-em (Boethius), < com- together + mensūrātio measurement.

Now rare or Obsolete.

1. The measuring of things against or in comparison with each other.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun]

evennessOE

eveningc1225

collationc1374

respitea1382

comparison1393

proportion?a1425

resemblance?a1439

comparation1483

comparing1489

commensuration1526

parificationc1537

conferring1561

paragon1590

counter-scale1645

counterbalance1647

collibration1656

confrontation1665

similituding1681

simile1682

confronting1887

1526 W. Bonde Rosary sig. Aiii^v Be applyenge parte to parte, and membre to membre, by commensuracion, as Helesey dyd reyse to lyfe the wydowes sonne.

1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 20 Gods Omnipresence..without any commensuration of parts to any [sc. space], or circumscription within any.

1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra i. iii. §5 A Strait and a Curve Line may perhaps be brought by Immediate Commensuration, nearer to Equality than any given Difference; but the Equality can never be brought to a Point.

1829 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. II. i. 82 [Barrow] The minds of few can take in the whole of a great author; and fewer can draw him close enough to another for just commensuration.

†2.

a. The action of measuring; measurement. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun]

i-metOE

metingc1350

measurea1382

measuringa1398

commensuration1555

dimension1555

mensuration?a1560

measurement1590

dimensuration1593

admeasurement1610

admensuration1670

evaluation1780

quantification1851

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 360^v Such commensurations as are made in the wanderynge turnynges..of such vyages.

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) vi. xiv.288 The..more Western term of Longitude, from whence the moderns begin their commensuration.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 30 Some Cubits above the common Commensuration.

†b. As a quality: Measurement, measure, magnitude, size. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > measurement as determined

meta1325

commensuration1555

measurement1590

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] > in abstract use

commensuration1555

size1667

universal1674

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 323 The largenes of heauen and commensuration of the earth.

1659 T. Willsford Architectonice 6 The true commensuration taken in Feet.

3. The action of proportioning, or fact of being proportioned; proportion, commensurateness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion

proportionc1395

commoderation?a1425

modulation1531

commensuration1626

proportionment1697

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §764 There must be a commensuration or proportion between the Body moved, and the force.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 250 Judging of Commensuration or Incommensuration of a Body.

1651 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. Gift of Prayer ii. 18 He is pleased to esteem of them [our services] by their commensuration to us; if in respect of our abilities they are the best.

1794 G. Adams Nat. & Exp. Philos. IV. xlii. 163 Where we look for commensuration, we find variety and infinity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	commensuration
释义	commensurationn. /kəˌmɛnsjʊəˈreɪʃən//kəˌmɛnʃəˈreɪʃən/ Etymology: < French commensuration (14th cent. Oresme), < Latin commensūrātiōn-em (Boethius), < com- together + mensūrātio measurement. Now rare or Obsolete. 1. The measuring of things against or in comparison with each other. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] evennessOE eveningc1225 collationc1374 respitea1382 comparison1393 proportion?a1425 resemblance?a1439 comparation1483 comparing1489 commensuration1526 parificationc1537 conferring1561 paragon1590 counter-scale1645 counterbalance1647 collibration1656 confrontation1665 similituding1681 simile1682 confronting1887 1526 W. Bonde Rosary sig. Aiii^v Be applyenge parte to parte, and membre to membre, by commensuracion, as Helesey dyd reyse to lyfe the wydowes sonne. 1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 20 Gods Omnipresence..without any commensuration of parts to any [sc. space], or circumscription within any. 1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra i. iii. §5 A Strait and a Curve Line may perhaps be brought by Immediate Commensuration, nearer to Equality than any given Difference; but the Equality can never be brought to a Point. 1829 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. 2nd Ser. II. i. 82 [Barrow] The minds of few can take in the whole of a great author; and fewer can draw him close enough to another for just commensuration. †2. a. The action of measuring; measurement. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] i-metOE metingc1350 measurea1382 measuringa1398 commensuration1555 dimension1555 mensuration?a1560 measurement1590 dimensuration1593 admeasurement1610 admensuration1670 evaluation1780 quantification1851 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 360^v Such commensurations as are made in the wanderynge turnynges..of such vyages. 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) vi. xiv.288 The..more Western term of Longitude, from whence the moderns begin their commensuration. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 30 Some Cubits above the common Commensuration. †b. As a quality: Measurement, measure, magnitude, size. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > measurement as determined meta1325 commensuration1555 measurement1590 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] > in abstract use commensuration1555 size1667 universal1674 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 323 The largenes of heauen and commensuration of the earth. 1659 T. Willsford Architectonice 6 The true commensuration taken in Feet. 3. The action of proportioning, or fact of being proportioned; proportion, commensurateness. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion proportionc1395 commoderation?a1425 modulation1531 commensuration1626 proportionment1697 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §764 There must be a commensuration or proportion between the Body moved, and the force. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 250 Judging of Commensuration or Incommensuration of a Body. 1651 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. Gift of Prayer ii. 18 He is pleased to esteem of them [our services] by their commensuration to us; if in respect of our abilities they are the best. 1794 G. Adams Nat. & Exp. Philos. IV. xlii. 163 Where we look for commensuration, we find variety and infinity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1526
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