mensan.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnsə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛnsə/

Forms:

α. 1600s– mensa.

β. (In sense 2, in Latin genitive form) 1800s– Mensae Brit. /ˈmɛnsʌɪ/, /ˈmɛnsiː/, U.S. /ˈmɛnsaɪ/, /ˈmɛnˌsi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mēnsa.

Etymology: < classical Latin mēnsa table (1679 in post-classical Latin in sense 1 in the passage translated in quot. 1684 at sense 1, 6th cent. in sense 3), of uncertain origin (see note). In sense 2 adopted as a shorter alternative to Mons Mensae n. Sense 4 appears to have arisen from a sense of the organization as a ‘round table’ (see Round Table n. 5), perhaps with a pun on classical Latin mēns mind (see mental adj.¹).The original sense of classical Latin mēnsa is thought to have been ‘flat loaf on which offerings are placed’ (compare Umbrian mefa ). A derivation frommētīrī to measure (see measure n.) has been proposed, but is by no means certain. The Latin word was earlier borrowed into Old English as mēse (also mēose , mīse , mȳse ) table, what is placed on a table. The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names (see sense 2) is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

1. Dentistry. The grinding surface of a molar tooth. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > substance or parts of teeth > [noun] > crown and parts

mensa1684

crown1733

cusp1849

face1872

hypocone1888

hypoconid1888

tritocone1896

hypoconulid1897

talon1898

1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 194 Mensa is the broader part of the Teeth called, Grinders, which chaws and minces the Meat.

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mensa, the superior level part of the molar teeth according to Fallopius.

1962 J. E. H. Fowler Mod. Dict. Dental Students Mensa, an old term for the occlusal surface of a molar tooth.

2. Astronomy. In form Mensa. (The name of) a small, inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, lying between Dorado and the south celestial pole; the Table. Also (in form Mensae) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Men (without point).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun]

telescopec1795

Telescopiumc1795

air pump1807

table mountain1837

mensa1847

Men1922

table1978

1847 J. F. W. Herschel Results Astron. Observ. 308 In the names of Bode's constellations, for brevity, the following changes or contractions have been habitually made..Mensa, for Mons Mensae, [etc.].

1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 291 (heading) Mons Mensae, the Table Mountain, now abbreviated by astronomers to Mensa.

1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 175 Mensa, the Table, lies in the far southern skies of autumn.

3. Church Architecture. The component of an altar which forms its upper surface.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > top

altar stonec1350

altar slab1787

mensa1848

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 45 An original altar of solid masonry with moulded mensa and plinth.

1858 J. Purchas Directorium Anglicanum 6 Along the back of the mensa extends a ledge..called the super-Altar.

1904 Athenæum 20 Aug. 250/1 In the chancel of Car-Colston..rests the uprooted headstone of Dr. Thoroton,..it was originally the mensa of the high altar.

1947 Suffolk & Essex Free Press 29 May 16/3 The altar step will be brought forward one foot and the mensa mounted on four 9 in. square pillars of Portland Stone.

2006 A. Symondson & S. Bucknall Sir Ninian Comper 159 Comper had discoverd a medieval mensa which he desired to reuse but he was overruled.

4. In form Mensa. An international organization, founded in 1946, for people with high intelligence quotients. (In quot. 1972 in extended use.)Members qualify by passing a test demonstrating an I.Q. of 148 or more on the Cattell scale.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > [noun] > measured degree of intelligence > organization for high scorers

mensa1947

1947 Mensa Mag. Apr. 14 Mensa is a gay little aristocracy—more ‘aristo’ than ‘cracy’... But we would like a few more members.

1962 Mensa Register p. ii The Mensa Register is published to satisfy members' curiosity as to who the other members are, and to allow such individual contact to be made as is desired.

1968 Brit. Mensa Dec. 6/2 Examination of the Bulletin will show thriving Mensa groups in every geographic region.

1972 Times 2 Nov. 9/4 All participants have mensa minds that have read Wittgenstein.

1993 Bookseller (BNC) The Carlton book of puzzles will come by courtesy of and collaboration with Mensa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mensa
释义	mensan. Brit. /ˈmɛnsə/, U.S. /ˈmɛnsə/ Forms: α. 1600s– mensa. β. (In sense 2, in Latin genitive form) 1800s– Mensae Brit. /ˈmɛnsʌɪ/, /ˈmɛnsiː/, U.S. /ˈmɛnsaɪ/, /ˈmɛnˌsi/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mēnsa. Etymology: < classical Latin mēnsa table (1679 in post-classical Latin in sense 1 in the passage translated in quot. 1684 at sense 1, 6th cent. in sense 3), of uncertain origin (see note). In sense 2 adopted as a shorter alternative to Mons Mensae n. Sense 4 appears to have arisen from a sense of the organization as a ‘round table’ (see Round Table n. 5), perhaps with a pun on classical Latin mēns mind (see mental adj.¹).The original sense of classical Latin mēnsa is thought to have been ‘flat loaf on which offerings are placed’ (compare Umbrian mefa ). A derivation frommētīrī to measure (see measure n.) has been proposed, but is by no means certain. The Latin word was earlier borrowed into Old English as mēse (also mēose , mīse , mȳse ) table, what is placed on a table. The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names (see sense 2) is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. 1. Dentistry. The grinding surface of a molar tooth. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > substance or parts of teeth > [noun] > crown and parts mensa1684 crown1733 cusp1849 face1872 hypocone1888 hypoconid1888 tritocone1896 hypoconulid1897 talon1898 1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 194 Mensa is the broader part of the Teeth called, Grinders, which chaws and minces the Meat. 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mensa, the superior level part of the molar teeth according to Fallopius. 1962 J. E. H. Fowler Mod. Dict. Dental Students Mensa, an old term for the occlusal surface of a molar tooth. 2. Astronomy. In form Mensa. (The name of) a small, inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, lying between Dorado and the south celestial pole; the Table. Also (in form Mensae) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Men (without point). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] telescopec1795 Telescopiumc1795 air pump1807 table mountain1837 mensa1847 Men1922 table1978 1847 J. F. W. Herschel Results Astron. Observ. 308 In the names of Bode's constellations, for brevity, the following changes or contractions have been habitually made..Mensa, for Mons Mensae, [etc.]. 1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 291 (heading) Mons Mensae, the Table Mountain, now abbreviated by astronomers to Mensa. 1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 175 Mensa, the Table, lies in the far southern skies of autumn. 3. Church Architecture. The component of an altar which forms its upper surface. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > altar > parts of altar > [noun] > top altar stonec1350 altar slab1787 mensa1848 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 45 An original altar of solid masonry with moulded mensa and plinth. 1858 J. Purchas Directorium Anglicanum 6 Along the back of the mensa extends a ledge..called the super-Altar. 1904 Athenæum 20 Aug. 250/1 In the chancel of Car-Colston..rests the uprooted headstone of Dr. Thoroton,..it was originally the mensa of the high altar. 1947 Suffolk & Essex Free Press 29 May 16/3 The altar step will be brought forward one foot and the mensa mounted on four 9 in. square pillars of Portland Stone. 2006 A. Symondson & S. Bucknall Sir Ninian Comper 159 Comper had discoverd a medieval mensa which he desired to reuse but he was overruled. 4. In form Mensa. An international organization, founded in 1946, for people with high intelligence quotients. (In quot. 1972 in extended use.)Members qualify by passing a test demonstrating an I.Q. of 148 or more on the Cattell scale. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > [noun] > measured degree of intelligence > organization for high scorers mensa1947 1947 Mensa Mag. Apr. 14 Mensa is a gay little aristocracy—more ‘aristo’ than ‘cracy’... But we would like a few more members. 1962 Mensa Register p. ii The Mensa Register is published to satisfy members' curiosity as to who the other members are, and to allow such individual contact to be made as is desired. 1968 Brit. Mensa Dec. 6/2 Examination of the Bulletin will show thriving Mensa groups in every geographic region. 1972 Times 2 Nov. 9/4 All participants have mensa minds that have read Wittgenstein. 1993 Bookseller (BNC) The Carlton book of puzzles will come by courtesy of and collaboration with Mensa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684
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