mensuration vs algometry

algometry vs mensuration

mensuration and algometry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mensuration	Yes	No	No	No
algometry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, algometry is a hyponym of mensuration; that is, algometry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mensuration:

mensuration: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
algometry: measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

Other hyponyms of mensuration include seismography, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, actinometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, plumbing, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, quantification, radioactive dating, meter reading, reading, sampling, sounding, sound ranging, scaling, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermometry, thermogravimetry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry, weigh-in, audience measurement, pycnometry.

mensuration (noun)	algometry (noun)
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

Difference between mensuration and algometry

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