Mensuration (noun)

1. The process or an act of measuring or the result of being measured.
2. A branch of mathematics concerned with the measurement of length, area, volume, and capacity.
3. The measurement of a particular dimension, quantity, or capacity.

Origin:

Late middle english (in the sense "measurement of land"): from old french, or from latin mensuratio(n-), from mensurare "to measure".

Examples:

1. He carried out a mensuration of the room to determine its area.
2. The mensuration of the cylinder was found to be 20 cubic meters.
3. The mensuration of the land was done to calculate the amount of tax payable.
4. Mensuration is a key aspect in engineering and architectural design.
5. The surveyor's mensuration was used to create a detailed map of the property.