Hypernyms for "mensuration"
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actinometry
algometry
anemography
anemometry
angulation
anthropometry
arterial blood gases
audiometry
bathymetry
calorimetry
cephalometry
densitometry
dosimetry
fetometry
foetometry
gravimetry
hydrometry
hypsography
hypsometry
mental measurement
meter reading
micrometry
observation
pelvimetry
photometry
plumbing
quantification
quantitative analysis
quantitative chemical analysis
radioactive dating
reading
sampling
scaling
seismography
sound ranging
sounding
spirometry
surveying
telemetry
thermogravimetry
thermometry
tonometry
viscometry
viscosimetry
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.