definitions

mu

[ myoo, moo ]
/ myu, mu /
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noun

the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
micron(def 1).

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Nearby words

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

Origin of mu

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

Definition for mu (2 of 2)

Mu

[ 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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British Dictionary definitions for mu (1 of 3)

mu

1
/ (mjuː) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for mu (2 of 3)

mu

2

the internet domain name for

Mauritius

British Dictionary definitions for mu (3 of 3)

MU

abbreviation for

Musicians' Union
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Medicine definitions for mu (1 of 2)

mu

[ 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.

Medicine definitions for mu (2 of 2)

Mu

abbr.

Mache unit
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