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M 1

also m
The symbol for the Roman numeral 1,000.

M 2

abbr.
1. Printing em
2. Bible Maccabees
3. Mach number
4. male
5. married
6. medium
7. meridian
8. Latin meridies (noon)
9. metal
10. middle
11. middle term
12. Sports midfielder
13. million
14. M Chemistry molarity
15. Physics moment
16. Monday
17. Monsieur
18. month
19. mutual inductance

m 1

or M  (ĕm)
n. pl. m's or M's also ms or Ms
1. The 13th letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter m.
3. The 13th in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter M.

m 2

abbr.
1. Grammar masculine
2. Physics mass
3. meter (measurement)
4. mile
5. minute
6. also M Physics modulus
7. m Chemistry molality
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m

(ɛm) or

M

n, pl m's, M's or Ms
1. (Linguistics) the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat

m

symbol for
1. (Units) metre(s)
2. (Units) mile(s)
3. (Units) milli-
4. (Units) minute(s)

M

symbol for
1. (Units) mach
2. medium (size)
3. mega-
4. (Currencies) currency mark(s)
5. (Mathematics) million
6. (Astronomy) astronomy Messier catalogue; a catalogue published in 1784, in which 103 nebulae and clusters are listed using a numerical system: M13 is the globular cluster in Hercules.
7. Middle
8. (General Physics) physics modulus
9. (Automotive Engineering) (in Britain) motorway: the M1 runs from London to Leeds.
10. (Film) (in Australia)
a. mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
b. (as modifier): an M film.
11. (Logic) logic the middle term of a syllogism
12. (General Physics) physics mutual inductance
13. (Chemistry) chem molar
14. (Mathematics) (Roman numeral)1000. See Roman numerals
abbreviation for
(Automotive Engineering) Malta (international car registration)
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M, m

(ɛm)

n., pl. Ms M's, ms m's.
1. the 13th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.
3. something shaped like an M.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
5. Print. em.

M

1. mach.
2. major.
3. married.
4. Medieval.
5. medium.
6. mega-.
7. Middle.

M


Symbol.
1. the 13th in order or in a series.
2. the Roman numeral for 1000.
3. magnetization.
4. methionine.
5. minim.

m

1. mass.
2. medieval.
3. medium.
4. meter.
5. middle.
6. minor.

m-

1. meta-.
2. (referring esp. to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile: m-commerce; m-business.

M'-

var. of Mac-.

M.

1. majesty.
2. markka.
3. marquis.
4. measure.
5. medicine.
6. medium.
7. meridian.
8. noon.
[< Latin merīdiēs]
9. Monday.
10.
pl. MM. monsieur.

m.

1. male.
2. married.
3. masculine.
4. Physics. mass.
5. medium.
6. noon.
[< Latin merīdiēs]
7. meter.
8. middle.
9. mile.
10. minute.
11. modulus.
12. month.
13. morning.
14. mouth.
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m

1. Abbreviation of mass
2. Abbreviation of meter
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.M - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)m - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
meter, metre
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
decimeter, decimetre, dm - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, dam - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
2.M - concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solutionM - concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
molar concentration, molarity
concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
3.M - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
1000, chiliad, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, K, G, yard
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
4.M - a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
megabyte, MB
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
kilobyte, kB, K - a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
gigabyte, GB, G - a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
5.M - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytesM - a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
mebibyte, MiB, megabyte, MB
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
KiB, kibibyte, kilobyte, kB, K - a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
GiB, gibibyte, gigabyte, GB, G - a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
6.M - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabetm - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
Adj.1.M - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or unitsm - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
1000, k, one thousand, thousand
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
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Translations

M

1 m1 [em] N (= letter) → M, m f
M for Mary → M de Madrid

M

2 m2 ABBR
1. =million(s)
2. =medium (= garment size) → M
3. =married → se casó con
4. =metre(s) → m
5. =mile(s)
6. =male → m
7. =minute(s) → m
8. (Brit) =motorway the M8 → la A8
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

M

m [ˈɛm] n (= letter) → M, m m
M for Mary, M for Mike (US) → M comme Marcel

M

[ˈɛm]
n abbr (British) (=motorway) → A f
abbr (=medium) → M

m

[ˈɛm] abbr
(=metre) → m
(=million) → M
(=mile) → mi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

M

, m
n → M nt, → m nt

m

abbr of million(s) → Mill., Mio.
abbr of metre(s) → m
abbr of mile(s)
abbr of minute(s) → min
abbr of married → verh.
abbr of masculine → m
abbr of female (in Internet chat etc) → Girl nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

M

m [ɛm] n (letter) → M, m f or m inv
M for Mary (Am) M for Mike → M come Milano

M

[ɛm]
1. n abbr (Brit) =motorway → A f =autostrada
2. abbr =medium → M f (taglia media)

m

[ɛm] abbr
a. =metre → m
b. = mile
c. = million
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

m,

m.

written abbreviation
1. metre(s). the 800 m race.
2. million. a profit of $50m.
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