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noun (pl=Ms, pl2=M's)
- The thirteenth letter of the English alphabet; a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant.
proper noun
- fictional character from the James Bond stories and films
abbreviation or M.
- Monsieur
- male
- Monday
- Mother
- (context, size) Medium
- (context, US, roadway) Michigan; Usage note: This designation is used within Michigan.
- mature
- (context, cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease
- (context, cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled
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| Mach |
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noun (wikipedia, Mach number)
- (physics) a ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds.
- The jet traveled at 3.
- (physics) the Mach number
proper noun
- w:Ernst Mach, Ernst Mach, Czech physicist 1838 - 1916.
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noun
- (physics) The ratio of the velocity of a body to that of sound in the surrounding medium.
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| magnetic lens |
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noun - (physics) a magnetic field with axial symmetry capable of converging a beam of charged particles of uniform velocity and of formimg images of objects placed in the path of such beam
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noun - (physics) the reversible change in temperature that accompanies the change of magnetization of a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material
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noun - (physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core
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| magneton |
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noun - (physics) any of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle
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| magnetooptics |
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noun - (physics) the branch of physics which deals with the influence of a magnetic field on optical phenomena
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| magnetostriction |
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noun - (physics) the change of length or shape of a ferromagnetic material when it is magnetized
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| Mass |
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noun
- (context, Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, including a scripture service and a eucharistic service, which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine. One of the seven sacraments.
- (music) A musical composition set to portions of the Mass.
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| massless |
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adjective
- having no mass
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| matter |
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noun
- (physics) The basic structural component of the universe. Matter usually has mass and volume.
- 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.
- : Parmenides seems to fasten on that which is one in definition, Melissus on that which is one in ,
- (physics) Non-antimatter matter.
- A kind of substance.
- vegetable
- A reason for concern; being amiss.
- What's the ?
- A situation.
- a trivial
- A cause.
- a for concern
- (neurology) Gray and white matter are the two nerve tissue types that comprise the brain and spinal cord.
verb
- (intransitive): Be important.
- The only thing that matters to Jim is being rich.
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initialism
- master of ceremonies
- Military Cross
- Marine Corps
- Member of Congress
- MasterCard?
- Medical Center
- Medical College
- Mail Code
- motorcycle club
- (texting) Merry Christmas!
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| medium |
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noun (see individual senses for plurals)
- ( media) The nature of the surrounding environment, eg solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
- ( media) The material or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.
- ( media) A format for communicating or presenting information.
- ( media) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro
- ( media) The means or channel by which an aim is achieved.
- ( mediums) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.
- ( mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world
- ( mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
- ( mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.
adjective
- of intermediate size
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| megaelectron volt |
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noun
- One million electron volts, abbreviated as MeV?.
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| megajoule |
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noun
- One million ( 106 ) joules, abbreviated as MJ.
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| melt |
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noun
- molten material, the product of melting.
- The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state
- The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
verb (melts, melting, melted or rarely molt, melted or molten)
- (transitive) To transit (or to change) the matter from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
- I melted butter to make a cake.
- (intransitive) To change gradually(or to become transitted) from a solid state to a liquid state.
- The snowman will disappear, he will .
- (Colloquial)To dissolve.
- (Colloquial)To be very hot and sweating profusely.
- Help me! I'm melting!
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| meniscus |
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noun (es, pl2=menisci)
- the curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid
- a crescent or a body shaped like a crescent
- either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion
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| meson |
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noun
- (context, rare, _, except, _, entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.
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| metastasis |
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noun (metastases)
- (medicine) the tranferrence of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers
- 1963: Stayed in her own house, searched her body each morning and examined her conscience each night for progressive symptoms of the metastasis she feared was in her. " Thomas Pynchon, V.
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| MeV |
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initialism
- (physics) mega-electron volt, 106 eV
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| MF |
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initialism (plural MFs or, less correctly, MF's)
- (context, coarse, slang) Motherfucker
- Medium Frequency (Radio)
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| microphysics |
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noun - (physics) That branch of physics that deals with objects smaller than a molecule
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| microwave |
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noun
- An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
- A microwave oven.
verb (microwaves, microwaving, microwaved)
- To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
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| migration |
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noun - moving a place to live to another place for a while
- seasonal moving for animals, birds or fishes to breed or find a new hanging field
- (computing) changing a platform from an environment to another one
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| millibar |
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noun (plural millibars)
- A unit of pressure equal to one-thousandth of a bar or 100 pascals, most commonly used to measure atmospheric pressure.
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| millirem |
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noun (or mrem)
- One thousanth of a rem
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initialism - Mile Marker
- (Chinese) Beauty girls
- (freemasonry) Master Mason
- (Amateur/Ham Radio) maritime mobile
- Microsoft Moment
- man-month
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| mode |
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noun
- (music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the harmonic minor scale
- A particular means of accomplishing something.
- What was the mode of entry?
- (statistics) A value occurring most frequently in a distribution
- (context, mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
- (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
- In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer
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| model |
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noun
- A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
- The beautiful had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.
- A miniature representation of.
- The boy played with a of a World War II fighter plane.
- A simplify, simplified representation (usually mathematical) used to explain the workings of a real world system or event.
- The computer weather did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
- A style, type, or design.
- He decided to buy the turbo engine of the sports car.
- The structural design of a complex system.
- The team developed a sound business .
- A praiseworthy example to be copied, with or without modifications
- British parliamentary democracy was seen as a for other countries to follow
verb (model, l, ed)
- To display an object for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model.
- She modelled the shoes for her friends to see.
- To use as an object in the creation of a forecast or model.
- They modelled the data with a computer to analyze the experiment"s results.
- To make a miniature model of.
- He takes great pride in his skill at modeling airplanes.
- To create from a substance such as clay.
- The sculptor modelled the clay into the form of a dolphin.
- To be a model.
- The actress used to before being discovered by Hollywood.
adjective
- Serving as an example of something.
- The couple inspected the home with a real estate agent.
- Worthy of being a model; exemplary.
- He was a student.
- Being a small copy of something.
- A airplane.
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| moderator |
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noun
- anyone who moderates
- an arbitrator or mediator
- the chairman or president of a meeting etc
- the person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian Church
- (physics) a substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission
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| modulus |
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noun (modul, i)
- (mathematics) The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
- (mathematics) The absolute value of a complex number
- (physics) A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
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| molar |
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noun
- a back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
adjective
- of, or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding
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| molecular |
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adjective - (chemistry) Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by molecules.
- (chemistry) (of an element) combined with itself and with no other element; elemental
- Relating to a simple or basic structure or organization
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adjective - (chemistry) (of a reaction) involving a single molecule
- consisting of a single layer of molecules
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| Mr |
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abbreviation Mr. or (British)
- An abbreviation of mister, a title used before the surname in theory, though not generally in practice, above some undefined social level, too old to be addressed as "Master", not a knight or of some higher rank, and, in Britain though not in the United States, not entitled to be addressed as "Dr.".
- Mr. John Doe
- Mr. Doe
- ''Mssrs. (plural)
- (i, month) March
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| multiplier |
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noun (plural multipliers)
- (arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
- (economics) A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
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| muon |
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noun
- (particles) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 209 times greater.
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| muonium |
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noun - (physics),(chemistry) an exotic atom formed when a positively charged muon and an electron are bound by their mutual electrical attraction; chemically equivalent to a light, short-lived isotope of hydrogen
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