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.
For a rectangular prism, measure the length, width and height. The length is the longest dimension. 3. Use the following formula to calculate girth where W is the width and H is the height: Girth = 2(W + H) For example, if you had a box that measure 5 inches by 8 inches by 12 inches, 12 inches would be the length. Add 5 and 8 to get 13 and then multiply by 2 and you get 26 inches. This is the girth. Most shipping services charge extra to deliver unusually large packages.