admensurationn.

Brit.

/adˌmɛnsjᵿˈreɪʃn/,

/adˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃn/,

/adˌmɛnʃᵿˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌædˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/,

/ˌædˌmɛn(t)ʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin admensuration-, admensuratio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin admensuration-, admensuratio apportionment (from late 12th cent. in British sources), measurement, moderation, restriction, assessment (of liability) (from 13th cent. in British sources) < admensurat- , past participial stem of admensurare admeasure v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Anglo-Norman admensuratione (see admeasurement n.) and also amensurer , variant of amesurer admeasure v. Compare earlier admeasuring n. and admeasurement n.

Now rare.

= admeasurement n. (in various senses); esp. formal measurement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun]

i-metOE

metingc1350

measurea1382

measuringa1398

commensuration1555

dimension1555

mensuration?a1560

measurement1590

dimensuration1593

admeasurement1610

admensuration1670

evaluation1780

quantification1851

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > in just proportion

admeasurementa1325

measurementa1325

apportion1628

apportionment1628

admensuration1766

prorating1876

proration1904

prorationing1930

1670 W. Marshall Answers upon Several Heads Philos. vii. 187 A brief and general account of the comparative admensuration of angles.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 182 Some of 'm have more and some perhaps less than is absolutely necessary. 'Tis pity that you were not at the admensuration.

1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 1 261 He has Remedy; viz. either Admensuration, or Assize of Novel Disseisin.

1791 G. Adams Geom. & Graphical Ess. 336 The most simple surface for admensuration, is the rectangular parallelogram.

1824 Pamphleteer 24 339 Their admensuration, all to commence from some one grand central object in the Metropolis, perhaps from the General-Post Office now building.

1855 Monthly Naut. Mag. & Q. Rev. (N.Y.) Mar. 390 A just and uniform admensuration of vessels has now become second in importance to no other question of maritime economy.

1908 Putnam's Monthly Mar. 719/2 A slim, girlish figure the direct reactions of which were beyond the powers of admensuration of any instruments of nicest adjustment.

1976 E. H. Lane Poole Damerham & Martin 19 It was surveyed in the Middle Ages at approximately the same area as it was five years ago..a remarkable example of the accuracy of medieval admensuration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	admensuration
释义	admensurationn. Brit. /adˌmɛnsjᵿˈreɪʃn/, /adˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃn/, /adˌmɛnʃᵿˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌædˌmɛnsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌædˌmɛn(t)ʃəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin admensuration-, admensuratio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin admensuration-, admensuratio apportionment (from late 12th cent. in British sources), measurement, moderation, restriction, assessment (of liability) (from 13th cent. in British sources) < admensurat- , past participial stem of admensurare admeasure v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Anglo-Norman admensuratione (see admeasurement n.) and also amensurer , variant of amesurer admeasure v. Compare earlier admeasuring n. and admeasurement n. Now rare. = admeasurement n. (in various senses); esp. formal measurement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] i-metOE metingc1350 measurea1382 measuringa1398 commensuration1555 dimension1555 mensuration?a1560 measurement1590 dimensuration1593 admeasurement1610 admensuration1670 evaluation1780 quantification1851 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > assigning or allotting > in just proportion admeasurementa1325 measurementa1325 apportion1628 apportionment1628 admensuration1766 prorating1876 proration1904 prorationing1930 1670 W. Marshall Answers upon Several Heads Philos. vii. 187 A brief and general account of the comparative admensuration of angles. 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 182 Some of 'm have more and some perhaps less than is absolutely necessary. 'Tis pity that you were not at the admensuration. 1766 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 1 261 He has Remedy; viz. either Admensuration, or Assize of Novel Disseisin. 1791 G. Adams Geom. & Graphical Ess. 336 The most simple surface for admensuration, is the rectangular parallelogram. 1824 Pamphleteer 24 339 Their admensuration, all to commence from some one grand central object in the Metropolis, perhaps from the General-Post Office now building. 1855 Monthly Naut. Mag. & Q. Rev. (N.Y.) Mar. 390 A just and uniform admensuration of vessels has now become second in importance to no other question of maritime economy. 1908 Putnam's Monthly Mar. 719/2 A slim, girlish figure the direct reactions of which were beyond the powers of admensuration of any instruments of nicest adjustment. 1976 E. H. Lane Poole Damerham & Martin 19 It was surveyed in the Middle Ages at approximately the same area as it was five years ago..a remarkable example of the accuracy of medieval admensuration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1670
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