Part 6963

<h1>Mensuration</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men`su*ra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mensuratio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>mensuration</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act, process, or art, of measuring.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles.</def>

<h1>-ment</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>-ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <ety>[F. <ets>-ment</ets>, L. <ets>-mentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting <i>that which does</i> a thing; <i>an act</i> or <i>process</i>; <i>the result of an act</i> or <i>process</i>; <i>state</i> or <i>condition</i>; <as>as, ali<ex>ment</ex>, that which nourishes, orna<ex>ment</ex>, incre<ex>ment</ex>; frag<ex>ment</ex>, piece broken, seg<ex>ment</ex>; abridg<ex>ment</ex>, act of abridging, imprison<ex>ment</ex>, move<ex>ment</ex>, adjourn<ex>ment</ex>; amaze<ex>ment</ex>, state of being amazed, astonish<ex>ment</ex>.</as></def>

<h1>Ment</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Menge</er>.</def>

<h1>Mentagra</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"ta*gra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>mentum</ets> chin + Gr. <?/ a catching.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sycosis.</def>

<h1>Mental</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mentum</ets> the chin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; <as>as, the <ex>mental</ex> nerve; the <ex>mental</ex> region.</as></def>

<h1>Mental</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"tal</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.</def>

<h1>Mental</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"tal</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>mentalis</ets>, fr. <ets>mens</ets>, <ets>mentis</ets>, the mind; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; <as>as, <ex>mental</ex> faculties; <ex>mental</ex> operations, conditions, or exercise.</as></def>

<blockquote>What a <b>mental</b> power This eye shoots forth! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Mental alienation</col>, <cd>insanity.</cd> -- <col>Mental arithmetic</col>, <cd>the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.</cd></cs>

<h1>Mentality</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men*tal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Quality or state of mind.</def> "The same hard <i>mentality</i>."

<i>Emerson.</i>

<h1>Mentally</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"tal*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.</def>

<h1>Mentha</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"tha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Mint</er> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.</def>

<h1>Menthene</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"thene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Menth</ets>ol + terp<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.</def>

<h1>Menthol</h1> <Xpage=912>

<hw>Men"thol</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mentha</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (<spn>Mentha</spn>); -- called also <altname>mint camphor</altname> or <altname>peppermint camphor</altname>.</def>