Commensuration — Com*men su*ra tion, n. [Cf. F. commensuration.] The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate. [1913 Webster] All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or proportion of one thing to another. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commensuration — index proportion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
commensuration — kəˌmen(t)səˈrāshən also menchəˈ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin commensuration, commensuratio, from Latin com + Late Latin mensuration , mensuratio act of measuring more at mensuration … Useful english dictionary
commensuration — (ko mman su ra sion) s. f. Terme de mathématiques. Recherche d une commune mesure entre deux grandeurs. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Qui excede et passe la commensuration et proporcion qu il doit avoir, ORESME Thèse de MEUNIER.. ÉTYMOLOGIE Com,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
commensuration — noun see commensurate … New Collegiate Dictionary
commensuration — See commensurately. * * * … Universalium
commensuration — noun The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate … Wiktionary
commensuration — n. equality in measure, correspondence in amount or degree … English contemporary dictionary
commensuration — com·men·su·ra·tion … English syllables
commensurate — adjective Etymology: Late Latin commensuratus, from Latin com + Late Latin mensuratus, past participle of mensurare to measure, from Latin mensura measure more at measure Date: 1641 1. equal in measure or extent ; coextensive < lived a life… … New Collegiate Dictionary
]. Étymol. et Hist. Ca 1380 (EVR. DE CONTY, Probl. d'Arist., B.N. 210, f° 217b ds GDF. Compl.) — 1611, COTGR., à nouv. dep. BOISTE 1803. Empr. au b. lat. commensuratio « égalité de mesure » (VIe s. ds TLL s.v., 1854, 29).