M, m: Meaning and Definition of

M

1. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter M or m, as in my, summer, or him.
3. something having the shape of an
4. a written or printed representation of the letter M or m.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter M or m.
6. em.

M

1. mach.
2. major.
3. male.
4. married.
5. Medieval.
6. medium.
7. mega-.
8. Middle.
9. modal auxiliary.
10. modifier.
11. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (etc.). Cf.
12. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway): the M1.

M

1. the thirteenth in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the twelfth.
2. (sometimes l.c.) the Roman numeral for 1000. Cf.
3. magnetization.
4. methionine.

m

1. mass.
2. (of bonds) matured.
3. medieval.
4. medium.
5. meter; meters.
6. middle.
7. minor.

m

1. magnetic pole strength.

M-

1. (used to designate the production model of military equipment, as the M-1 rifle.)

m-

1. meta-.

M'-

1. var. of

M.

1. Majesty.
2. Manitoba.
3. markka; markkaa.
4. Marquis.
5. measure.
6. medicine.
7. medium.
8. meridian.
9. noon.
10. Monday.
11. Monsieur.
12. mountain.

m.

1. male.
2. (in Germany) mark; marks.
3. married.
4. masculine.
5. mass.
6. medium.
7. noon.
8. meter.
9. middle.
10. mile.
11. minute.
12. (in prescriptions) mix.
13. modification of.
14. modulus.
15. molar.
16. month.
17. moon.
18. morning.
19. mouth.