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English Dictionary: M by the DICT Development Group
6 results for M
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
m
adj
  1. denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
    Synonym(s): thousand, one thousand, 1000, m, k
n
  1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    Synonym(s): meter, metre, m
  2. concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
    Synonym(s): molarity, molar concentration, M
  3. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    Synonym(s): thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard
  4. a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
    Synonym(s): megabyte, M, MB
  5. a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
    Synonym(s): megabyte, mebibyte, M, MB, MiB
  6. the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
    Synonym(s): M, m
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   M \M\ ([ecr]m).
      1. M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a
            vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is
            called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to
            Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 178-180, 242.
  
      Note: The letter M came into English from the Greek, through
               the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further
               derived from the Ph[oe]nician, and ultimately, it is
               believed, from the Egyptian. Etymologically M is
               related to n, in lime, linden; emmet, ant; also to b. M
               is readily followed by b and p. the position of the
               lips in the formation of both letters being the same.
               The relation of b and m is the same as that of d and t
               to n. and that of g and k to ng.
  
      2. As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English
            and Latin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   M \M\, n.
      1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect
            square; also, the size of such a square in any given size
            of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type:
            500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length
            and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that
            number. [Written also {em}.]
  
      2. (law) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M,
            formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and
            admitted to the benefit of clergy.
  
      {M roof} (Arch.), a kind of roof formed by the junction of
            two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the
            section resembles the letter M.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   M pref. (on units) suff. (on numbers)   [SI] See {{quantifiers}}.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   M$   Common net abbreviation for Microsoft, everybody's least
   favorite monopoly.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   M
  
      1. Alternative name for {MUMPS}.
  
      2. A {C}-like language from {Silicon Compiler Systems} for
      multilevel {hardware description}.   It is currently available
      in the {GDT} package from {Mentor Graphics}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-10-26)
  
      3. The abbreviated for of {mega-}.
  
      (1995-01-10)
  
  
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