mu

[ myoo, moo ]

/ myu, mu /

noun

the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

micron(def 1).

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Origin of mu

First recorded in 1895–1900, mu is from the Greek word mŷ

Words nearby mu

mtp, mts, mts., mtv, mtwara, mu, mu car, mu ehr, mu meson, mu'awiyah i, mu-neutrino

Definition for mu (2 of 2)

[ myoo, moo ]

/ myu, mu /

noun

a legendary lost continent supposed to have sunk into the SW Pacific Ocean at about the same time that Atlantis disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Example sentences from the Web for mu

Among them: Mu Sochua, a Cambodian parliamentarian with a searing life story.
An Affair to Remember: Diane von Furstenberg Toasts Worldly Women|Abigail Pesta|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mu rag walà maglihuk ang kasing kay natúlug, The top seems not to move because it is spinning steadily.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Mu ra ka lag ismayling burnay, Why are you grinning there like an oaf (with a smile that looks like a clam)?
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
In this year hostilities began between Shh Isml afaw and Mu.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

Of course I shall relate all this to Angadhohua at Mu, and make them consent.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
He does possess one gem of singular beauty—the star Mu, which may be found about two and a half degrees south of the star Nu (ν).
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss

British Dictionary definitions for mu (1 of 3)

mu¹

/ (mjuː) /

noun

the 12th letter in the Greek alphabet (Μ, μ), a consonant, transliterated as m

British Dictionary definitions for mu (2 of 3)

mu²

the internet domain name for

Mauritius

British Dictionary definitions for mu (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

Musicians' Union

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Medical definitions for mu (1 of 2)

[ myōō, mōō ]

n.

The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a polypeptide chain that is one of five types of heavy chains present in immunoglobins.

Medical definitions for mu (2 of 2)

abbr.

Mache unit