Definition of 'mental defective'. mental defective (ËmÉntÉl dÉªËfÉktÉªv) 'You must not say anything,' I enunciated slowly, as if speaking to a mental defective. In 1937 two thirds of the magazine's readers favored the sterilization of mental defectives and criminals.
For items that are not circular, such as sculptures, measure the Height, Width, and Depth of the object. 1  Place the âZeroâ end of your measuring tool at the end of your object. 2  Make sure the end of your ruler is flush (in line) with your object.  Adjust your ruler so that it is aligned with your object.
Dimensions are what we measure size in. The first is length/height,  the second is width/breadth, the third is depth and the fourth is  time. Movies have three dimensions which are length, width and  time. A picture has only two and a line on paper supposedly has one  and real life has all four. found this useful.