Mesa (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
A mesa
is an elevated area of land with a flat top, surrounded on all sides by steep cliffs.
Mesa may also refer to:
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
is an elevated area of land with a flat top, surrounded on all sides by steep cliffs.
Mesa may also refer to:
- A semiconductor structure with a shape similar to the geological formation, as in the mesa transistor
Places
- Mesa, ArizonaMesa, ArizonaAccording to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, a city in Maricopa County - Mesa, CaliforniaMesa, CaliforniaMesa is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 251 at the 2010 census, up from 214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mesa is located at ....
, a census-designated place in Inyo County - Mesa County, ColoradoMesa County, ColoradoMesa County is the fourth most extensive and the eleventh most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado in the United States. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa. The county population was 146,723 at the 2010 United States Census. The...
- Mesa, ColoradoMesa, ColoradoMesa is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The Mesa Post Office has the ZIP Code 81643.-External links:* http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/13989...
, an unincorporated town
- Mesa, Colorado
- Mesa, WashingtonMesa, WashingtonMesa is a city in Franklin County, Washington, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally called Bluff Wells, then Judson, now Mesa was a stop on the Ainsworth to Spokane branch of the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was the stop between Eltopia and Palouse Junction...
, a city in Franklin County - Mesa, MozambiqueMesa, MozambiqueMesa is a town in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.It is located south-west of the district capital of Ancuabe.-External links:*...
- Mesa A mineMesa A mineThe Mesa A mine, sometimes also referred to as Waramboo mine, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 50 kilometres west of Pannawonica....
, an iron ore mine in Western Australia - Mesa J mineMesa J mineThe Mesa J mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 16 kilometres south-west of Pannawonica.The mine is owned by Robe River Iron Associates and operated by Rio Tinto Iron Ore and is one of twelve iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara...
, an iron ore mine in Western Australia - The "Mesa", home to the loose-knit community in the documentary Off the Grid: Life on the MesaOff the Grid: Life on the MesaOff the Grid: Life on the Mesa is a 2007 documentary written and directed by Jeremy Stulberg and Randy Stulberg. The film documents a loose-knit desert community in "the Mesa," five miles from the Rio Grande and 25 miles from the nearest town...
Software
- Mesa (programming language), a procedural programming language
- Mesa 3D (OpenGL), an open-source implementation of OpenGL
- Nonblocking condition variables, in monitor synchronization
People
- Mesa (or MeshaMeshaKing Mesha of Moab was a king of Moabites around the 9th century BC, known most famous for writing the Mesha stela.The books of Samuel record that Moab was conquered by David and retained in the territories of his son Solomon . Later, King Omri of Israel reconquered Moab after Moab was lost...
), Moabite king of the 9th century B.C. - José MesaJosé MesaJosé Ramón Nova Mesa [MAY-sah] is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. His nickname was "Joe Table," the literal translation of his name in the English language....
, major league pitcher - Juan de MesaJuan de MesaJuan de Mesa y Velasco was a Spanish Baroque sculptor. He was the creator of several of the effigies that are used in the procession during the Holy Week in Seville....
, Spanish sculptor - Raúl MesaRaúl MesaRaúl Mesa is a male beach volleyball player from Spain, who won the gold medal at the 2005 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, partnering Pablo Herrera.-Playing partners:*Pablo Herrera*Javier Luna*Javier Bosma...
, Spanish beach volleyball player - Ubaldo MesaUbaldo MesaUbaldo Mesa Estepa was a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He was the younger brother of Urbelino Mesa....
(1973–2005), Colombian cyclist - Urbelino MesaUrbelino MesaUrbelino Mesa Estepa is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He is the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa.-Career:19972000...
, Colombian cyclist
Other uses
- Mesa AirlinesMesa AirlinesMesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from...
- Mesa BoogieMesa BoogieMesa/Boogie is a company in Petaluma, California that makes amplifiers for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969....
(also known as Mesa Engineering), a manufacturer of guitar amplifiers - Mesa (Honorverse), a fictional star nation dabbling in genetic engineering and slavery in David Weber's science fiction Honorverse
- Mesa, a chain of restaurants in the United States and Bahamas owned by chef Bobby FlayBobby FlayRobert William "Bobby" Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality television personality. He is the owner and executive chef of 12 restaurants: Mesa Grill in Las Vegas, New York City, and the Bahamas ; Bar Americain in New York City and Uncasville, Connecticut; Bobby Flay Steak...
Acronym
MESA may stand for:- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, an academic preparation program that is devoted to encouraging educationally disadvantaged students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math-related studies
- Maximum entropy spectral estimationMaximum entropy spectral estimationThe maximum entropy method applied to spectral density estimation. The overall idea is that the maximum entropy rate stochastic process that satisfies the given constant autocorrelation and variance constraints, is a linear Gauss-Markov process with i.i.d...
. - Middle East Studies Association of North AmericaMiddle East Studies Association of North AmericaMiddle East Studies Association of North America is a learned society, and according to its website, "a non-political association that fosters the study of the Middle East, promotes high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourages public understanding of the region and its peoples...
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, a medical research study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Multi-role electronically scanned array, the radar of the Boeing 737 AEW&C aircraft