table mountainn.

Brit.

/ˌteɪbl ˈmaʊntᵻn/, U.S.

/ˌteɪbəl ˈmaʊntn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., mountain n.

Etymology: < table n. + mountain n. In specific use in sense 1 apparently after Dutch Tafelberg (1652 or earlier in this sense, 1670 or earlier denoting a flat-topped mountain in other parts of the world; > Afrikaans Tafelberg ), itself after Portuguese Taboa do Cabo (1503), literally ‘Table of the Cape’, the name given to the mountain near the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese admiral Antonio de Saldanha; compare also French Montagne de la Table (1687 or earlier). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Mons Mensae Mons Mensae n.

1. A flat-topped mountain; spec. (with capital initials) (the name of) the mountain which rises behind Cape Town, South Africa.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > type of

iron mountain1658

jokul1780

table mountain1822

mountain of accumulation1864

voel1876

nunatak1877

monadnock1893

block mountain1896

fold mountain1908

hen-cackle1934

1692 T. Robinson in J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 92 When he went up the Top of the Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope, the Rocks and Shrubs were perpetually dropping and feeding the Spring and Rills below.

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 375 A League beyond the Creek de los Aserradores, to the N. W. two Leagues up the Inland, is a Table Mountain call'd de Roldam.

1791 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 16/2 On approaching the Cape, a very remarkable eminence may..be discovered..called the Table-mountain from its appearance.

1822 G. Young Geol. Surv. Yorks. Coast (1828) 67 Extensive flats, nearly level, as in what are called Table mountains.

1874 Amer. Naturalist 8 505 The skeletons found here are..not approaching in antiquity those discovered on Table Mountain.

1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been xiii. 153 Table Mountain lifted its face towards heaven,..clothed almost to the summit with forests of shining silver-trees.

1958 R. Liddell Morea i. 13 The small table-mountain of the Acropolis.

1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 130 Nomonde showed me the University of Cape Town at the foot of green Table Mountain draped with the ‘tablecloth’.

2006 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 25 July 35 The falls rise a kilometre from the forest, dropping off a table mountain.

2. Astronomy. (The English name of) the constellation Mensa (formerly called Mons Mensa). Chiefly with the as a conscious translation. Cf. table n. 28.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun]

telescopec1795

Telescopiumc1795

air pump1807

table mountain1837

mensa1847

Men1922

table1978

1810 J. Greig Astrography vi. 178 Mons Mensae. Signifying the table mountain, from its flat appearance; a mountain of this description is situated at the Cape of Good Hope.]

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 475/2 The Table Mountain.

1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 291 (heading) Mons Mensae, the Table Mountain, now abbreviated by astronomers to Mensa.

1979 Astron. Q. 3 188 This sight..was brilliantly translated by the abbot into the constellation Mons Mensae (Table Mountain) which is now known as Mensa.

1993 Astronomy (Nexis) 21 68 Reticulum the Net, Horologium the Clock, Dorado the Swordfish, Mensa the Table Mountain, and Volans the Flying Fish all occupy the southern part of the sky.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	table mountain
释义	table mountainn. Brit. /ˌteɪbl ˈmaʊntᵻn/, U.S. /ˌteɪbəl ˈmaʊntn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., mountain n. Etymology: < table n. + mountain n. In specific use in sense 1 apparently after Dutch Tafelberg (1652 or earlier in this sense, 1670 or earlier denoting a flat-topped mountain in other parts of the world; > Afrikaans Tafelberg ), itself after Portuguese Taboa do Cabo (1503), literally ‘Table of the Cape’, the name given to the mountain near the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese admiral Antonio de Saldanha; compare also French Montagne de la Table (1687 or earlier). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Mons Mensae Mons Mensae n. 1. A flat-topped mountain; spec. (with capital initials) (the name of) the mountain which rises behind Cape Town, South Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > type of iron mountain1658 jokul1780 table mountain1822 mountain of accumulation1864 voel1876 nunatak1877 monadnock1893 block mountain1896 fold mountain1908 hen-cackle1934 1692 T. Robinson in J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 92 When he went up the Top of the Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope, the Rocks and Shrubs were perpetually dropping and feeding the Spring and Rills below. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 375 A League beyond the Creek de los Aserradores, to the N. W. two Leagues up the Inland, is a Table Mountain call'd de Roldam. 1791 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 16/2 On approaching the Cape, a very remarkable eminence may..be discovered..called the Table-mountain from its appearance. 1822 G. Young Geol. Surv. Yorks. Coast (1828) 67 Extensive flats, nearly level, as in what are called Table mountains. 1874 Amer. Naturalist 8 505 The skeletons found here are..not approaching in antiquity those discovered on Table Mountain. 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been xiii. 153 Table Mountain lifted its face towards heaven,..clothed almost to the summit with forests of shining silver-trees. 1958 R. Liddell Morea i. 13 The small table-mountain of the Acropolis. 1979 M. Matshoba Call me not Man 130 Nomonde showed me the University of Cape Town at the foot of green Table Mountain draped with the ‘tablecloth’. 2006 Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 25 July 35 The falls rise a kilometre from the forest, dropping off a table mountain. 2. Astronomy. (The English name of) the constellation Mensa (formerly called Mons Mensa). Chiefly with the as a conscious translation. Cf. table n. 28. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] telescopec1795 Telescopiumc1795 air pump1807 table mountain1837 mensa1847 Men1922 table1978 1810 J. Greig Astrography vi. 178 Mons Mensae. Signifying the table mountain, from its flat appearance; a mountain of this description is situated at the Cape of Good Hope.] 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 475/2 The Table Mountain. 1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 291 (heading) Mons Mensae, the Table Mountain, now abbreviated by astronomers to Mensa. 1979 Astron. Q. 3 188 This sight..was brilliantly translated by the abbot into the constellation Mons Mensae (Table Mountain) which is now known as Mensa. 1993 Astronomy (Nexis) 21 68 Reticulum the Net, Horologium the Clock, Dorado the Swordfish, Mensa the Table Mountain, and Volans the Flying Fish all occupy the southern part of the sky. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1692
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