Mensur

German (Berlin)

/mɛnˈzuːɐ̯/

noun
Definitions
  • academic fencing fencing practiced by some student corporations
  • (music) mensur measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge
  • (chemistry) graduated cylinder

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mēnsūra (measure, a measuring, rule, something to measure by).

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Latin

mēnsūra

Gloss

measure, a measuring, rule, something to measure by

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