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m1 definition
m or M (em)
- the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek mu, derived ultimately from the Phoenician
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (m) of milk or stratagem
- a type or impression for m or M
- the thirteenth in a sequence or group
- Printing an em (Example: a “ dash” is a dash that is one em long)
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of m or M
- thirteenth in a sequence or group
- shaped like
m2 definition
m
- male
- manual
- mark (a coin)
- married
- masculine
- Physics
- mass
- modulus
- medium
- meridian
- meter(s)
- mile(s)
- mill(s)
- milli-
- million(s)
- minim
- minute(s)
- month
- moon
- morning
Etymology: see M (sense )
noon a.m., p.m.
M1 definition
M (em)
noun
a Roman numeral for 1,000: with a superior bar (), 1,000,000
M2 definition
M
- Bible Maccabees
- male
- Manitoba
- March
- mark (a coin)
- Marquis
- married
- May
- medieval
- medium
- mega-
- Astron. Messier catalog
- Chem. metal
- Music mezzo
- Physics momentum
- Monday
- Monsieur
- Elec. mutual inductance
Etymology: L meridies
noon A.M., P.M.
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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m Usage Examples
Converse of object
- exceed: Persistence and Spread: Creeping thistle persists and spreads chiefly by means of the horizontal underground creeping roots that can exceed 5 m long.
Preposition: in
- diameter: In 1937 another radio engineer, Grote Reber, began work with a parabolic reflector antenna 9.7 m in diameter.
Adjective modifier
- sq: A further 1,000 sq m of meeting / breakout rooms.
Modifies a noun
- S: X m s m a i s, a i+1.
Noun used with modifier
- cu: It is heavily reinforced with T40 rebar and will require the use of 1,000 cu m of concrete.
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- Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
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