Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mental"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mental \Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve;
the mental region.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mental \Men"tal\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or
reptile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mental \Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the
mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]
Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental
faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.
What a mental power This eye shoots forth! --Shak.
{Mental alienation}, insanity.
{Mental arithmetic}, the art or practice of solving
arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by
written figures.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mental
adj 1: involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental
images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a
terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from
mental defects" [ant: {physical}]
2: of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental
development"; "mental hygiene"
3: (biology) of or relating to the chin- or lip-like structure
in insects and certain mollusks
4: of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw
[syn: {genial}]
5: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient";
"mental illness"
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