单词 | mensa |
释义 | mensa[ men-suh ] / ˈmɛn sə / noun, plural men·sas, men·sae [men-see] /ˈmɛn si/ for 1, genitive men·sae for 2.Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church. (initial capital letter)Astronomy. the Table, a southern constellation near Octans. Origin of mensaFirst recorded in 1685–95, mensa is from the Latin word mēnsa table Words nearby mensamenostasis, menostaxis, menotropins, Menotti, men's, mensa, mensal, mensch, mense, menservants, menses Definition for mensa (2 of 2)Mensa [ men-suh ] / ˈmɛn sə / nounan international fellowship organization for people with IQ's in the top 2 percent of the general population. Origin of MensaFrom the Latin word mēnsa table, symbolizing the original conception of the society, “a round table where no one has precedence” OTHER WORDS FROM MensaMensan, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mensaBritish Dictionary definitions for mensa (1 of 2)Mensa1 / (ˈmɛnsə) / noun Latin genitive Mensae (ˈmɛnsiː)a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud Word Origin for MensaLatin, literally: the table British Dictionary definitions for mensa (2 of 2)Mensa2 / (ˈmɛnsə) / nounan international society, membership of which is restricted to people whose intelligence test scores exceed those expected of 98 per cent of the population Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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