mensurative
- adjective
- /mɛnˈsʊrətɪv/
- Specialized
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mensurativo
- The study employed various mensurative methods to ensure accurate data collection.
- mensurative investigations
Examples
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In linguistics, mensurative approaches help researchers quantify language phenomena.
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Many large-scale experiments are hybrids. In practice, large-scale flow experiments often have both mensurative and manipulative elements.
Academic text (2011) -
Scientists have alternatives to large-scale experiments, including mesocosm experiments, simulation models, or mensurative investigations, that may be more efficient for learning.
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By using mensurative techniques, the team was able to effectively evaluate the results.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
mensurative = measure (semi-transparent) = mensur + ative
The meaning 'relating to measure' is clear, but the form 'mensur-' is Latin-derived and does not match the common English form 'measure', so the relation may not be obvious to learners.
Etymology
Mensurative comes from the Latin mensura, meaning 'measure'. It shares the same root as measure and meter, so mensurative describes something that relates to measuring or serves as a way to measure.