mensurable
English
Etymology
From Middle English mensurable, from Medieval Latin mensūrābilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛnt͡ʃəɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛnt͡ʃɹəbəl/, /ˈmɛns(ə)ɹəbəl/
Adjective
mensurable (comparative more mensurable, superlative most mensurable)
- measurable
- (music) Having a fixed rhythm.
- 1998, William Oliver Strunk, Leo Treitler, Source Readings in Music History, →ISBN, page 227:
- Mensurable music is song measured by long and short units of time.
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Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mensuˈɾable/ [mẽn.suˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: men‧su‧ra‧ble
Adjective
mensurable m or f (masculine and feminine plural mensurables)
- measurable
- Synonym: medible
Further reading
- “mensurable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024