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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. medium
6. metal
7. middle term
8. million
9. Chemistry molar
10. Physics moment
11. Monday
12. month
13. mutual inductance

m 1 or M  (m)
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. minute
5. also M Physics modulus

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

m
symbol for
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) metre(s)
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) mile(s)
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) milli-
4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) minute(s)

M
symbol for
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) mach
2. medium (size)
3. mega-
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Physics / General Physics) Physics modulus
9. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (in Britain) motorway the M1 runs from London to Leeds
10. (Performing Arts) (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. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic the middle term of a syllogism
12. (Physics / General Physics) Physics mutual inductance
13. (Chemistry) Chem molar
14. (Mathematics)
the Roman numeral for 1000 See Roman numerals
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
international car registration for Malta

m
Abbreviation of mass, meter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Mm - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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 solution
concentration - the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume
3.MM - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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
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) bytes
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.Mm - 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.Mm - denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
M1 m1 [em] N (= letter) → M, m f
M for MaryM de Madrid
M2 m2 ABBR
1. =million(s)
2. =medium (= garment size) → M
3. =marriedse casó con
4. =metre(s)m
5. =mile(s)
6. =malem
7. =minute(s)m
8. (Brit) =motorway the M8la A8

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

M, m
nM 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 marriedverh.
abbr of masculinem
abbr of female (in Internet chat etc) → Girl nt

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) =motorwayA f =autostrada
2. abbr =mediumM f (taglia media)

m [ɛm] abbr
a. =metrem
b. = mile
c. = million

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) =motorwayA f =autostrada
2. abbr =mediumM f (taglia media)

m [ɛm] abbr
a. =metrem
b. = mile
c. = million

m
written abbr m, m.
1 metre(s) the 800 m race. m مِتْر метър metr (zkratka) meter; m m, Meter μέτρο (συντομογρ.) m m (meetri tähis) متر m מֶטֶר मीटर metar méter, m meter m メートル 미터 m (metras) metrs m m, meter m (meter) m., metr метры m, meter meter metar (metri) m, meter เมตร คำย่อของ metre(s) metre 米(書面語縮寫式) м میٹر mét ()
2 million a profit of $50m. milj مَليون милион milión (zkratka) million; mill. mil., Million εκατομμύριο (συντομογρ.) millón mln (miljoni lühend) میلیون million מִיליוֹן मीलियन या दस लाख milijun millió juta milione 100万 100만 mln. (milijonas) miljons j mln., miljoen mill. (million) milion mega- миллион milión milijon milion miljon[] ล้าน คำย่อของ million(s) milyon 百萬(書面語縮寫式) млн. ملین، دس لاکھ triệu ()


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