mental development
1Mental calculator — Mental calculators are people with a prodigious ability in some area of mental calculation, such as multiplying large numbers or factoring large numbers. Some rare mental calculators are autistic savants, with a narrow area of great skill and… …
2mental age — n. an individual s degree of mental development measured in terms of the chronological age of the average individual of corresponding mental ability …
3mental age — mental development of an individual …
4mental — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or in the mind. 2 done by the mind. 3 colloq. a insane. b crazy, wild, eccentric (is mental about pop music). n. colloq. a mental patient. Phrases and idioms: mental age the degree of a person s mental development expressed as …
5mental — / mentl/ adjective 1 MIND affecting the mind or happening in the mind: mental health | a child s mental development | mental picture/image (=a picture that you form in your mind): I tried to get a mental picture of him from her description. 2… …
6mental — [[t]me̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Mental means relating to the process of thinking. The intellectual environment has a significant influence on the mental development of the children. ...intensive mental effort. Derived words: mentally ADV ADV …
7mental — men|tal W2S2 [ˈmentl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Late Latin mentalis, from Latin mens mind ] 1.) [only before noun] relating to the health or state of someone s mind →↑psychiatric ▪ The centre provides help for people suffering from… …
8mental — 01. Patricia Neal once observed that a strong positive [mental] attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. 02. Family life has a significant influence on the [mental] development of children. 03. Our handicapped 18 year old son has… …
9mental — men|tal [ mentl ] adjective *** 1. ) only before noun existing in the mind: It is clear that mental activity does not stop when we re asleep. mental picture/image: I had a complete mental picture of the building I wanted to create. a ) relating… …
10mental*/*/ — [ˈment(ə)l] adj 1) existing in the mind, or relating to the mind a child s mental development[/ex] mental health/illness/problems[/ex] 2) offensive crazy or stupid • go mental British informal to suddenly become extremely angry[/ex] make a mental …
