men·sa

(mĕn′sə)

1. Ecclesiastical The top surface of an altar.

2. Mensa A southern constellation between Hydrus and Volans.

[Latin mēnsa, table.]

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Mensa

(ˈmɛnsə)

n, Latin genitive Mensae (ˈmɛnsiː)

(Celestial Objects) a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Hydrus and Volans and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

[Latin, literally: the table]

Mensa

(ˈmɛnsə)

an international society, membership of which is restricted to people whose intelligence test scores exceed those expected of 98 per cent of the population

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Mensa - a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud

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Mensa

n → Mensa no art

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