M-

¹ American  

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

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m. ² American  

abbreviation

1. noon.

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m. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) mix.

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M ⁴ American  

[em] / ɛm /

Or m

noun

plural

M's, Ms, m's, ms

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 M.

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. Printing. em.

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M ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. mach.

2. Music. major.

3. male.

4. married.

5. Medieval.

6. medium.

7. mega-.

8. Middle.

9. modal auxiliary.

10. modifier.

11. Economics. monetary aggregate: issued periodically by the Federal Reserve Board as various measures of money supply (M-1, M-1A, M-2, etc.).

12. British. motorway (used with a road number to designate a major highway).

    the M1.

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M. ⁶ American  

Or m.

abbreviation

1. noon.

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m- ⁷ American  

1. meta-.

2. (referring especially to the use of wireless electronic devices) mobile.

   m-commerce; m-business.

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m. ⁸ American  

abbreviation

1. male.

2. (in Germany) mark; marks.

3. married.

4. masculine.

5. Physics. mass.

6. medium.

7. meter.

8. middle.

9. mile.

10. minute.

11. modification of.

12. modulus.

13. molar.

14. month.

15. moon.

16. morning.

17. mouth.

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'm ⁹ American  

[m] / m /

1. contraction of am.

   I'm not thirsty.

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M ¹⁰ American  

Symbol.

1. the thirteenth in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for 1000.

3. Electricity. magnetization.

4. Biochemistry. methionine.

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M. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

plural

MM

1. Majesty.

2. Manitoba.

3. markka; markkaa.

4. Marquis.

5. Music. measure.

6. medicine.

7. medium.

8. meridian.

9. Monday.

10. Monsieur.

11. mountain.

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m ¹² American  

Symbol, Electricity.

1. magnetic pole strength.

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M'- ¹³ American  

1. variant of Mac-.

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m ¹⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Physics. mass.

2. Finance. (of bonds) matured.

3. medieval.

4. medium.

5. meter; meters.

6. middle.

7. Music. minor.

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m ¹ British  

/ ɛm /

noun

1. the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat

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'm ² British  

contraction

1. (verb) am

2. (noun) madam

   yes'm

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m ³ British  

symbol

1. metre(s)

2. mile(s)

3. milli-

4. minute(s)

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M ⁴ British  

symbol

1. mach

2. medium (size)

3. mega-

4. currency mark(s)

5. million

6. 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 modulus

9. (in Britain) motorway

   the M1 runs from London to Leeds

10. 1. mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)

    2. ( as modifier )

       an M film

11. logic the middle term of a syllogism

12. physics mutual inductance

13. chem molar

14. 1000 See Roman numerals

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abbreviation

1. Malta (international car registration)

m- ⁵ British  

prefix

1. short for meta-

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M'- ⁶ British  

prefix

1. a variant of Mac-

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m- ⁷ British  

prefix

1. indicating the use of mobile-communications technology

   m-banking

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M. ⁸ British  

abbreviation

1. Majesty

2. (in titles) Member

3. million

4. Also: M.  Monsieur

5. mountain

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m. ⁹ British  

abbreviation

1. cricket maiden (over)

2. male

3. mare

4. married

5. masculine

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m Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of mass, meter

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Etymology

Origin of m.¹

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Origin of m.¹

From the Latin word misce

Origin of M.¹

From the Latin word merīdiēs

Example Sentences

“I’m certain that my successor will not do that.”

From Los Angeles Times

That's what I'm seeing now at this stage.

From BBC

"I'm excited to see the ligand design pay off in such a meaningful way," said Wedal.

From Science Daily

Myers makes the most of one of the musical’s most beloved numbers, “Not While I’m Around,” Tobias’ duet with Mrs. Lovett that both performers bring to poignant, demented life.

From Los Angeles Times

“As much as I appreciate how rabid and interested people are at this point, the first season worked because I trusted my gut with this, and I’m going to do that again,” Tierney says.

From Los Angeles Times