DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: MO by the DICT Development Group
4 results for MO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mo
n
  1. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
    Synonym(s): moment, mo, minute, second, bit
  2. a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel
    Synonym(s): molybdenum, Mo, atomic number 42
  3. a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
    Synonym(s): Missouri, Show Me State, MO
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mo \Mo\, a., adv., & n. [Written also {moe}.] [AS. m[be]. See
      {More}.]
      More; -- usually, more in number. [Obs.]
  
               An hundred thousand mo.                           --Chaucer.
  
               Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it.
                                                                              --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   -mo \-mo\
      A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the
      numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by
      folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo
      or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as,
      duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the
      number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16[f8],
      18[f8], etc.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   mo
  
      The {country code} for Macau.
  
      (1999-01-27)
  
  
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners