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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modification of the stem of.
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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
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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
Upload speeds were generally stable, though ping times increased significantly on distant servers — reaching over 500 ms in Australia — which could introduce noticeable lag during gaming or video calls.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 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
For electrons, s can only be 1/2, and ms can be either +1/2 or –1/2.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
She clung to ms hand, striving to detain him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and can result in progressive physical and cognitive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Applegate was first diagnosed with MS in August 2021, after experiencing symptoms for a while, saying at the time: "It's been a tough road. But as we all know, the road keeps on going."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Previous studies have found that increasing NRF2 activity can improve cognitive function in people with MS.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The company’s 4Q margin guidance midpoint of 66% shows continued pressure due to the 2-nanometer ramp-up and expanding overseas operation, MS says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I got my MS in psychotherapy there. Way back.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
“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
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
St. v. line 1, ib. 'hand' for 'hands:' 'hand' in 1648, and in Sancroft ms.: adopted.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
This ms. in line 23 reads 'If yet at least he' ... and in line 32, 'are' for 'be.'
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
In fact, Ms. Tafoya hasn’t courted the president’s approbation, but in an Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
As another gender-swapped character, Ms. Goerke is the pious Reverend, the only bardo inhabitant who understands that he is dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Ms. Tafoya, an on-camera natural, has the added ability to explain policy views in crisp terms and with a smile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
I read with some alarm Ms. Bottum’s op-ed about the worsening scarcity of Colorado River water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Making words into story music like Ms. W. did was the one thing I wanted to do more than just about anything in the world.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
"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
For instance, a clock traveling at 10 m/s for 57 million years would fall behind a stationary clock by about one second.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
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
The 12.0 cm long rod in Figure 23.11 moves at 4.00 m/s.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Show that, when SI units for µ 0 and ε0 are entered, the units given by the right-hand side of the equation in the problem above are 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
In one of Europe’s deadliest peacetime maritime disasters, the M/S Estonia sank in heavy seas on Sept. 28, 1994, killing 852 people, most of them Swedes and Estonians.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 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
"We started to notice these warm-water anomalies on either side of marine heatwaves and realized that they're actually embedded within larger periods of warm water," explained lead author Ricardo Utzig Nardi M.S.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
“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
He received his B.S. degree in 1952 and his M.S. degree in 1957, both from the University of Wisconsin, and served as first lieutenant in the U.S.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust said it was "truly sorry that Ms Boardman was contacted in this way"
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
"The panel is satisfied that Ms Campbell was not responsible for the inappropriate use of the charity's resources or any unjustified expenditure, nor did she contribute or facilitate it," they said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Paying tribute, Ms Brabin's relatives said she was a "devoted and loving mother who lived for her children".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Next we start on the welcome packet Ms.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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