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Mensa in Chinese

Mensa in Chinese is 山案座 — Mensa means in geology, a flat-topped, steep-sided landform, especially one seen on Mars and other planets — larger than a butte but similar in shape.

Mensa in Chinese

山案座
proper noun
Pronounced: Shān àn zuò
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans.

What does "Mensa" mean?

  1. noun In geology, a flat-topped, steep-sided landform, especially one seen on Mars and other planets — larger than a butte but similar in shape.
    "The orbiter photographed a striking mensa rising from the Martian plain."
  2. noun The flat top surface of an altar.
    "Candles were arranged along the mensa of the old stone altar."
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Mensa in a sentence

  • The orbiter photographed a striking mensa rising from the Martian plain.
  • Geologists compared the mensa's layered rock to sedimentary formations on Earth.
  • Candles were arranged along the mensa of the old stone altar.

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What is "Mensa" in Chinese?

"Mensa" in Chinese is 山案座. Mensa means: In geology, a flat-topped, steep-sided landform, especially one seen on Mars and other planets — larger than a butte but similar in shape.

How do you pronounce 山案座?

"Mensa" in Chinese is 山案座, pronounced "Shān àn zuò".

How do you use "Mensa" in a sentence?

Example: "The orbiter photographed a striking mensa rising from the Martian plain." In Chinese, "Mensa" is 山案座.

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