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.
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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Master in Surgery.
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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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motor ship
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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
Verify that after a time of 10.0 ms, the current for the situation considered in Example 23.9 will be 0.183 A as stated.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
She clung to ms hand, striving to detain him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
MS sees EPS falling 3% and 2% in FY 2026 and 2027, respectively, before rebounding to 8% growth annually over FY 2028-2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Kioxia's stock price surge represents a normalisation of valuation for what was once an 'ignored sector'," Counterpoint Research analyst MS Hwang told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
In a recent interview with MS NOW, Talarico said he “welcomed” a debate on masculinity, saying: “That seems to be what they want to talk about, so let’s talk about it.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Steve Thomas was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago and went through the assessment process to gain a Pip award.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He is spared only by the intervention of a migrant MS from his old neighborhood back home.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
“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
The Sancroft ms. varies only, as usual, in the orthography.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
The Sancroft ms. in line 168 miswrites 'teares.'
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
The various readings of the different editions and of the Sancroft ms. are given below for the capable student of the ultimate perfected form.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
Ms. Winger struggles to make these demure, repressive qualities come across naturally—and frankly fails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ms. Winger has always been a film actor of luminous transparency; her performance here, by contrast, feels cloaked in artifice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But Ms. Finley is shooting the messenger when she takes aim at TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Most men in progressive circles participated in the bashing,” Ms. Barker writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
But Ms. W.’s voice was deteriorating at an alarming speed, because now she could only speak in a hoarse whisper, and everybody had to stop with their “please”ing just to hear her.
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
“This will be my first time out since diagnosed with MS. Walking sticks are now part of my new normal,” she said, sharing a photo of several canes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 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
And so I have written it whilst we wait their return, and Mrs. Harker has written with her typewriter all since she brought the MS. to us.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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
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
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
Calculate the index of refraction for a medium in which the speed of light is 2.012×108 m/s , and identify the most likely substance based on Table 25.1.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The 12.0 cm long rod in Figure 23.11 moves at 4.00 m/s.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The M/S Estonia sank in heavy seas on Sept. 28, 1994, killing 852 people, most of them Swedes and Estonians.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
"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 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 Crashaw, Richard
“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
On those of the little boy were M.S., and on those of the baby E.S., which, with the strong resemblance in features, left little doubt that they were brother and sister.
From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles
"It is obvious that Ms Ghost, a 49 year old woman, should have appreciated the inappropriateness of her conduct regardless of whether there was any sexual motivation or conduct," the judgement read.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"This was a traumatic and horrific event for Ms Lees, and for Peter's family, who have now gone such a long time without the answers they deserve," Dole said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Our findings show that tau helps determine which cells are selected to store a memory, shaping how an experience forms a lasting memory trace," says Ms Kosonen, a researcher at Flinders' Neuroscience and Dementia Research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was claimed a freelance journalist was asked to "blag" travel details for Ms Bonas.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
I force myself to turn away, to go join Ms.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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