ms
millisecond; milliseconds.
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Ms.abbreviationa title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.
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m/s
m/smeter per second; meters per second.
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M/Smonths after sight.
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m.s.abbreviationmodification of the stem of.
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M.S.abbreviationmail steamer.
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a title of respect prefixed to a woman's name or position: unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not depend upon or indicate her marital status.
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a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way.
Ms. Cooperation.
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Commerce. months after sight.
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mail steamer.
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Master of Science.
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motorship.
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Master of Surgery
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(on gravestones) memoriae sacrum
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Mississippi
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multiple sclerosis
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Mauritius (international car registration)
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Pronunciation
Ms. is pronounced (miz), a pronunciation that is identical with one standard South Midland and Southern U.S. pronunciation of Mrs.
Gender
Ms. came into use in the 1950s as a title before a woman's surname when her marital status was unknown or irrelevant. In the early 1970s, the use of Ms. was adopted and encouraged by the women's movement, the reasoning being that since a man's marital status is not revealed by the title Mr., there is no reason that a woman's status should be revealed by her title. Since then Ms. has gained increasing currency, especially in business and professional use. Some women prefer the traditional Miss (still fully standard for a woman whose marital status is unknown and for an unmarried woman) or, when appropriate, Mrs. Newspaper editors sometimes reject Ms. except in quoted matter. Others use whichever of the three titles a woman prefers if her preference is known. Increasingly, newspapers avoid the use of all three titles by referring to women by their full names in first references ( Sarah Brady; Margaret Bourke-White ) and by surname only, as with men, in subsequent references: Brady, Bourke-White. Since all three titles— Ms., Miss, and Mrs. —remain in use, the preference of the woman being named or addressed or the practice of the organization or publication in which the name is to appear is often followed.
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Feminists have urged the use of Ms. because, unlike Miss or Mrs., it does not identify a woman by her marital status. (See feminism.)
Etymology
Origin of MS
(sense 2) Latin: sacred to the memory of
Example Sentences
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In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 229 to 281 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was slightly lower, averaging 210 to 260 ms.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 281 to 422 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was lower — between 292 and 406 ms — based on test data.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
When small creatures touch the fine trigger hairs on the outside of the door, it opens inwards within 0.5 ms.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024
What happens if we try to shut off the current rapidly, perhaps in only 1.0 ms?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The first part, commit, has two ms but just one t.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Shipments of water on passenger ferry the MS Oldenberg from north Devon began in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Following the march, a rally in Castle Gardens featured speeches, including from the fiest minister, as well as Yes Cymru's chairman Rob Hughes and Elwyn Vaughan, Plaid Cymru MS for Gwynedd Maldwyn.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were initially turned away when they tried to enter the White House early Thursday morning, but said they had regained access by midday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I raised questions about how they could do that in a Sept. 2 op-ed for MS NOW.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
There was a green sign on the door that said, MS.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
“Dear ms. norris,” wrote a fifth-grade girl in a recent letter.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2022
Eat your heart out, ms. lonely hearts. — jeffp26 13.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010
In the Sancroft ms. the heading is 'An Elegie on Mr. Herris.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
In the Sancroft ms. the heading is 'Vpon Herbert's Temple, sent to a Gentlewoman.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
One is thankful to have the claim confirmed by the non-presence of the poem in the Sancroft ms., where only the above shorter one appears as by Crashaw.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
Ms. Barrows, who is the author of the Ivy and Bean series, depicts the siblings’ escapades with her signature gentle humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
A few days later, with Ms. Graham sworn in, President Trump endorsed her in a race in which she hadn’t intended to compete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A well-delivered line about Ms. Graham’s “not my thing” blunder drew loud laughter and applause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Polling, limited as it is, has Ms. Graham, 62, and Ms. Andrews, 45, well within the margin of error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ms. Esposito let everyone out and they gathered in front of the bus.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
"Our shared goal was always to take a promising idea and develop it into a therapy that could help people with MS. We're finally getting close to that reality."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2025
“It’s a big deal for people with MS. And it could change a lot for people who have MS. I’m a little lady with a big mission.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
“It’s usually a symptom of MS. Multiple sclerosis.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Epidemiologist Alberto Ascherio, senior author of the new study, says, “The bottom line is almost: if you’re not infected with EBV, you don’t get MS. It’s rare to get such black-and-white results.”
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2022
“All this time, I thought the letters were MS. For Mississippi, where my grandmother was born.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
An international research team led by scientists from the CNRS1 has discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles2 known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Until now, these nanobubbles moved no faster than 100 m/s, which is too slow for computing applications.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
Judging by the programmes it seems that the dragon’s body-length of about 13m passes by in about three seconds, which puts the stalling speed at about 4.3 m/s or 14 ft/s.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 2, 2022
At what angle with the door will the technician observe the first minimum in sound intensity if the vertical opening is 0.800 m wide and the speed of sound is 340 m/s?
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The speed of light in vacuum c = 2.9972458×108 m/s ≈ 3.00×108 m/s.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
"There is a strong public interest in maintaining the grave peace around M/S Estonia, which is the burial ground for a large number of people," the Gothenburg district court said in a statement.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2022
The M/S Victoria will be docked in Leith to provide an additional 739 rooms where people can be temporarily accommodated.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2022
All of this passed through my mind as the M/S Stockholm continued its journey on the Arctic Ocean.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
A separate, privately funded expedition commissioned by relatives of the victims of the M/S Estonia conducted a dive in September.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
The M/S Estonia ferry, which was traveling from the Estonian capital Tallinn to Stockholm in Sweden, sank in heavy seas on Sept. 28, 1994, killing 852 people, most of them Swedes and Estonians.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
The Sancroft m.s. reads line 4 'Blithest:' line 9 'numerous:' line 12 'A:' line 17 'our.'
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
“I think this trend is the meeting point of a couple different trends that were existing already, one being gut health,” explains Cara Harbstreet, M.S.,
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
“Overcleaning can remove patina, soften detail and reduce value — particularly for antique pieces. When in doubt, leave it as is,” said Emily Otranto, lead researcher with M.S.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
Such collaboration has been done before—think Harvey Slocum, who shaped the Bhakra Nangal Dam alongside Indian engineers, and Norman Borlaug, whose high-yielding wheat with M.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The victims, identified in the indictment only by their initials, M.S. and A.S., were told someone else had already submitted an application for their property, according to the indictment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
He received a B.S. and M.S. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Penn State, all in mathematics.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
Ihnen asked the judge to allow Pike access to a phone so she can call her lawyers, and they can have "continuous liberal access to Ms Pike".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"I watched Ms Maharani's videos because I was looking for more information. They gave additional knowledge... so it helped me to think more carefully," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ms Campbell was not involved in, and did not know of, that conduct.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ms Morgan and van driver Mr Roller, who lived in Athersley, Barnsley, had another daughter, aged 11, who was not with them at the time of the crash.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
I’d like to stay in the library, to see what kinds of books they have here, but the librarian is talking to a class right now, and Ms.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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