Mensa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Mensa International, an organization for people with very high IQs.
name
  1. A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.
noun
  1. In planetary geology, a large mesa-like area of raised land.
  2. The upper surface of an altar.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛnsə/ /ˈmɛn(t)sə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mensa.wav

Word forms

Mensa mensae mensas

Etymology

From Latin mensa (“table”). The organization promotes itself as a "round-table" society in which differences in the backgrounds of its members are considered irrelevant.

Related words

Mensa's website

Derived words

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