| Mexico |
a North American country south of the United States. [2 definitions] |
| Mexico City |
the capital of Mexico. |
| mezereon |
a mezereum. |
| mezereum |
a low flowering shrub, native to Europe and Asia, that bears fragrant pinkish purple flowers early in spring. [2 definitions] |
| mezuzah |
a small case containing a piece of parchment inscribed with Biblical passages, that is traditionally attached to the doorpost of a Jewish home. |
| mezzanine |
a low-storied floor located in between two full floors of a building, sometimes serving as a balcony. [2 definitions] |
| mezzo |
in music, medium; moderate (usu. used in combination). [3 definitions] |
| mezzo-relievo |
sculptural relief in which the work projects about halfway from the background. |
| mezzo-soprano |
a voice range higher than contralto and lower than soprano. [2 definitions] |
| mezzotint |
a method of engraving on roughened copper or steel by scraping and polishing areas to produce effects of light and shade. [3 definitions] |
| mfg. |
abbreviation of "manufacturing," the production of goods on a mass scale. |
| mfr. |
abbreviation of "manufacturer," one who makes things by machine, esp. a company that produces items in mass quantities. |
| Mg |
symbol of the chemical element magnesium. |
| mg |
abbreviation of "milligram," or "milligrams," a unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram or 0.0154 grain. |
| mgr. |
abbreviation of "manager." |
| mho |
a unit of electrical conductance reciprocal to the ohm. |
| MHz |
abbreviation of "megahertz," a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second or one million hertz. |
| MI |
abbreviation of "Michigan," a north central U.S. state bordered by four of the Great Lakes. |
| mi |
in music, the syllable that denotes the third tone of the diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [2 definitions] |
| mi. |
abbreviation of "mile," or "miles." |
| MIA |
abbreviation of "missing in action." |