mensural
English
Etymology
From Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ālis.
Adjective
mensural (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to measure or measurement.
- (music) Having a fixed rhythm.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Having a fixed rhythm
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References
- Noah Webster (1828) “mensural”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.
- “mensural”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)
Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
mensural m or f (masculine and feminine plural mensurales)
Further reading
- “mensural”, 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