macamba
         n 1: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk
               and edible nuts [syn: {grugru}, {gri-gri}, {grugru palm},
               {macamba}, {Acrocomia aculeata}]

English Dictionary: Mesembryanthemum edule	by the DICT Development Group
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machine bolt n a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts
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machine operation n an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform Synonym(s): computer operation, machine operation
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machine pistol n a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun [syn: burp gun, machine pistol]
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machine politician n a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends Synonym(s): machine politician, ward-heeler, political hack, hack
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Mackinaw blanket n a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States Synonym(s): mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket
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Mackinaw boat n a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn: mackinaw, Mackinaw boat]
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macumba n (Brazil) followers of a religious cult of African origin popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing and chanting and dancing
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Magnificat n (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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magnification n the act of expanding something in apparent size the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object making to seem more important than it really is Synonym(s): exaggeration, overstatement, magnification Antonym(s): understatement a photographic print that has been enlarged Synonym(s): enlargement, blowup, magnification
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magnificence n splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora" Synonym(s): impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" Synonym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
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magnificent adj characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" Synonym(s): brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid
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magnificently adv extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" Synonym(s): excellently, magnificently, splendidly, famously in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" Synonym(s): gorgeously, splendidly, resplendently, magnificently
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magnifico n a person of distinguished rank or appearance
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magnified adj enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes" Synonym(s): exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
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magnifier n a scientific instrument that magnifies an image
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magnify v increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" Synonym(s): magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" Synonym(s): overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify Antonym(s): downplay, minimise, minimize, understate make large; "blow up an image" Synonym(s): blow up, enlarge, magnify Antonym(s): reduce, scale down
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magnifying glass n light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image; "the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in 1250" Synonym(s): hand glass, simple microscope, magnifying glass
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mahogany family n tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees Synonym(s): Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family
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make no bones about v acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay"
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mashie niblick n iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green Synonym(s): mashie niblick, seven iron
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mason bee n any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
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Meconopsis n herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic Synonym(s): Meconopsis, genus Meconopsis
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Meconopsis betonicifolia n Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes Synonym(s): blue poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia
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Meconopsis cambrica n widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers Synonym(s): Welsh poppy, Meconopsis cambrica
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Mesembryanthemum n South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight Synonym(s): Mesembryanthemum, genus Mesembryanthemum
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum n Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice Synonym(s): ice plant, icicle plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
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Mesembryanthemum edule n low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp Synonym(s): Hottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, sour fig, Carpobrotus edulis, Mesembryanthemum edule
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Miocene epoch n from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals Synonym(s): Miocene, Miocene epoch
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misinform v give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform, mislead]
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misinformation n information that is incorrect
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mission bells n herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell- shaped flowers mottled with green Synonym(s): mission bells, black fritillary, Fritillaria biflora herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell- shaped flowers Synonym(s): mission bells, rice-grain fritillary, Fritillaria affinis, Fritillaria lanceolata, Fritillaria mutica
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Mocambique n a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 Synonym(s): Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique
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moss campion n tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America Synonym(s): moss campion, Silene acaulis
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Mozambican adj of or relating to or located in Mozambique; "Mozambican towns" of or relating to the people of Mozambique; "Mozambican troops are at the border" n a native or inhabitant of Mozambique
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Mozambique n a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975 Synonym(s): Mozambique, Republic of Mozambique, Mocambique
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Mozambique Channel n an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa
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Mozambique monetary unit n monetary unit in Mozambique
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Mucuna pruriens utilis n the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing Synonym(s): cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
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Mugwump n someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) Synonym(s): mugwump, independent, fencesitter
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Myxiniformes n hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
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myxoma virus n a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
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Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,       professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th       century.] (Bot.)       A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and       large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.          Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves                and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North                Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most                magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay                ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far                north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M.                Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M.                acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M.                purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern                Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or                crimson flowers.          {Magnolia warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful North American             wood warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under             parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted             with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is             ash.
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Mackinaw blanket \Mack"i*naw blan"ket\, Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\       [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and       other stores were distributed to the Indians.]       A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of       the United States.
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Mackinaw boat \Mack"i*naw boat\       A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern,       using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great       Lakes and their tributaries.
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Magnifiable \Mag"ni*fi`a*ble\, a. [From {Magnify}.]       Such as can be magnified, or extolled.
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Magnific \Mag*nif"ic\, Magnifical \Mag*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.       magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique.       See {Magnitude}, {Fact}. and cf. {Magnificent}.]       Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] --1 Chron.       xxii. 5. [bd]Thy magnific deeds.[b8] --Milton. --       {Mag*nif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Magnific \Mag*nif"ic\, Magnifical \Mag*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.       magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique.       See {Magnitude}, {Fact}. and cf. {Magnificent}.]       Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] --1 Chron.       xxii. 5. [bd]Thy magnific deeds.[b8] --Milton. --       {Mag*nif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Magnific \Mag*nif"ic\, Magnifical \Mag*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.       magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique.       See {Magnitude}, {Fact}. and cf. {Magnificent}.]       Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] --1 Chron.       xxii. 5. [bd]Thy magnific deeds.[b8] --Milton. --       {Mag*nif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Magnificate \Mag*nif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. magnificatus, p. p. of       magnificare.]       To magnify or extol. [Obs.] --Marston.
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Magnification \Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.       The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.]
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Magnificence \Mag*nif"i*cence\, n. [F. magnificence, L.       magnificentia. See {Magnific}.]       The act of doing what magnificent; the state or quality of       being magnificent. --Acts xix. 27. [bd]Then cometh       magnificence.[b8] --Chaucer.                   And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak The                Maker's high magnificence, who built so spacious.                                                                               --Milton.                   The noblest monuments of Roman magnificence. --Eustace.
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Magnificent \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See {Magnificence}.]       1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great             power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,             and munificence.                         A prince is never so magnificent As when he's                      sparing to enrich a few With the injuries of many.                                                                               --Massinger.          2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;             splendid' pompous.                         When Rome's exalted beauties I descry Magnificent in                      piles of ruin lie.                              --Addison.          Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See {Grand}.
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Magnificently \Mag*nif"i*cent*ly\, adv.       In a Magnificent manner.
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Magnifico \Mag*nif"i*co\, n.; pl. {Magnificoes}. [It. See       {Magnific}.]       1. A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.             --Shak.          2. A rector of a German university.
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Magnifico \Mag*nif"i*co\, n.; pl. {Magnificoes}. [It. See       {Magnific}.]       1. A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.             --Shak.          2. A rector of a German university.
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Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.       magnificare. See {Magnific}.]       1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;             to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;             as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand             diameters.                         The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a                      great one . . . be proportionately magnified.                                                                               --Grew.          2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or             respect in which one is held.                         On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight                      of all Israel.                                    --Joshua iv.                                                                               14.          3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic]                         O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his                      name together.                                    --Ps. xxxiv.                                                                               3.          4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.          {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and             haughtiness; to boast.          {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with             pride.
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Magnifier \Mag"ni*fi`er\, n.       One who, or that which, magnifies.
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Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. i.       1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than             they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of             objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.          2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant             & Obs.] --Spectator.          {Magnifying glass}, a lens which magnifies the apparent             dimensions of objects seen through it.
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Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.       magnificare. See {Magnific}.]       1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;             to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;             as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand             diameters.                         The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a                      great one . . . be proportionately magnified.                                                                               --Grew.          2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or             respect in which one is held.                         On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight                      of all Israel.                                    --Joshua iv.                                                                               14.          3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic]                         O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his                      name together.                                    --Ps. xxxiv.                                                                               3.          4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.          {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and             haughtiness; to boast.          {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with             pride.
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Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.       magnificare. See {Magnific}.]       1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;             to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;             as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand             diameters.                         The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a                      great one . . . be proportionately magnified.                                                                               --Grew.          2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or             respect in which one is held.                         On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight                      of all Israel.                                    --Joshua iv.                                                                               14.          3. To praise highly; to land; to extol. [Archaic]                         O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his                      name together.                                    --Ps. xxxiv.                                                                               3.          4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.          {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and             haughtiness; to boast.          {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with             pride.
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Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. i.       1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than             they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of             objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.          2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant             & Obs.] --Spectator.          {Magnifying glass}, a lens which magnifies the apparent             dimensions of objects seen through it.
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Totara \To"ta*ra\, n. [Maori.]       A coniferous tree ({Podocarpus totara}), next to the kauri       the most valuable timber tree of New Zeland. Its hard reddish       wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in wharves,       bridges, etc. Also {mahogany pine}.
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Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[?]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,       mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]       1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;             also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.          2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.          {Mason bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             solitary bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious             nests of hardened mud and sand.          {Mason moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth whose larva constructs an             earthen cocoon under the soil.          {Mason shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine univalve shell of the             genus {Phorus}; -- so called because it cements other             shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.          {Mason wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any wasp that constructs its nest,             or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the             cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and             thus provides food for its larv[91]
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Megamp8are \Meg`am`p[8a]re"\, n. [Mega- + amp[8a]re.] (Elec.)       A million amp[8a]res.
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Mesamoeboid \Mes`a*m[oe]"boid\ (m[ecr]s`[ador]*m[emac]"boid), n.       [Mes- + am[oe]boid.] (Biol.)       One of a class of independent, isolated cells found in the       mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing       differentiation.
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Ice plant \Ice" plant`\ (Bot.)       A plant ({Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}), sprinkled with       pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is       native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South       Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its       ashes are used in Spain in making glass.
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Mesne \Mesne\, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law)       Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who       holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another       person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but       lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called       the mesne lord.          {Mesne process}, intermediate process; process intervening             between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes             understood to be the whole process preceding the             execution. --Blackstone. Burrill.          {Mesne profits}, profits of premises during the time the             owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of             his estate. --Burrill.
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2. A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive             act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual             course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process             of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process;             processes of nature.                         Tell her the process of Antonio's end. --Shak.          3. A statement of events; a narrative. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          4. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) Any marked prominence or projecting             part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.          5. (Law) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or             personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end             of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the             defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic             term for writs of the class called judicial.          {Deacon's process} [from H. Deacon, who introduced it]             (Chem.), a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing             hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been             previously saturated with a solution of some metallic             salt, as sulphate of copper.          {Final process} (Practice), a writ of execution in an action             at law. --Burrill.          {In process}, in the condition of advance, accomplishment,             transaction, or the like; begun, and not completed.          {Jury process} (Law), the process by which a jury is summoned             in a cause, and by which their attendance is enforced.             --Burrill.          {Leblanc's process} (Chem.), the process of manufacturing             soda by treating salt with sulphuric acid, reducing the             sodium sulphate so formed to sodium sulphide by roasting             with charcoal, and converting the sodium sulphide to             sodium carbonate by roasting with lime.          {Mesne process}. See under {Mesne}.          {Process milling}, the process of high milling for grinding             flour. See under {Milling}.          {Reversible process} (Thermodynamics), any process consisting             of a cycle of operations such that the different             operations of the cycle can be performed in reverse order             with a reversal of their effects.
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Mesne \Mesne\, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law)       Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who       holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another       person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but       lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called       the mesne lord.          {Mesne process}, intermediate process; process intervening             between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes             understood to be the whole process preceding the             execution. --Blackstone. Burrill.          {Mesne profits}, profits of premises during the time the             owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of             his estate. --Burrill.
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Mesonephric \Mes`o*neph"ric\, a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the mesonephric, or       Wolffian, duct.
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Miscomfort \Mis*com"fort\, n.       Discomfort. [Obs.]
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Miscomprehend \Mis*com`pre*hend"\, v. t.       To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.
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Miscomputation \Mis*com`pu*ta"tion\, n.       Erroneous computation; false reckoning.
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Miscompute \Mis`com*pute"\, v. t. [Cf. {Miscount}.]       To compute erroneously. --Sir T. Browne.
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Misconfident \Mis*con"fi*dent\, a.       Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting. [R.] --Bp.       Hall.
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Misemploy \Mis`em*ploy"\, v. t.       To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents,       etc.                   Their frugal father's gains they misemploy. --Dryden.
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Misemployment \Mis`em*ploy"ment\, n.       Wrong or mistaken employment. --Johnson.
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Misimprove \Mis`im*prove"\, v. t.       To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to       misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc. --South.
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Misimprovement \Mis`im*prove"ment\, n.       Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.
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Misinfer \Mis`in*fer"\, v. t.       To infer incorrectly.
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Misinform \Mis`in*form"\, v. t.       To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.
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Misinform \Mis`in*form"\, v. i.       To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.       [R.] --Bp. Montagu.
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Misinformant \Mis`in*form"ant\, n.       A misinformer.
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Misinformation \Mis*in`for*ma"tion\, n.       Untrue or incorrect information. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misinformer \Mis`in*form"er\, n.       One who gives or incorrect information.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Missemblance \Mis*sem"blance\, n.       False resemblance or semblance. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos,       OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',       L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]       1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with             distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small             capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so             discharging the spores. There are many species,             collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,             and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.          Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other                small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species                of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,                etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus                {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and                {Lycopodium}.          2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses             of the Scottish border.          Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of                words which need no special explanation; as,                moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.          {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.          {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.          {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.             several species of the genus {Hypnum}.          {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See             {Tillandsia}.          {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.          {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.          {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,             black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in             part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.          {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan.          {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium             Oxycoccus}).          {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene             acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the             highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the             Arctic circle.          {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,             forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the             water is grained off or retained in its pores.          {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P.             subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the             Middle United States, and often cultivated for its             handsome flowers. --Gray.          {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike             growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived             from the Provence rose.          {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J.             squarrosus}).          {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to       the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]       1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.          2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.          {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for             propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,             raising heavy weights, and like purposes.          {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,             extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.          {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna             pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mugwump \Mug"wump`\, n. [Cf. Algonquin mugquomp a chief.]       A bolter from the Republican party in the national election       of 1884; an Independent. [Political Cant, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mugwumpery \Mug"wump`er*y\, Mugwumpism \Mug"wump*ism\, n.       The acts and views of the mugwumps. [Political Cant, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mugwumpery \Mug"wump`er*y\, Mugwumpism \Mug"wump*ism\, n.       The acts and views of the mugwumps. [Political Cant, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Museum \Mu*se"um\, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place       of study, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] a Muse.]       A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or       literary curiosities, or of works of art.          {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Anthrenus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Museum \Mu*se"um\, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place       of study, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] a Muse.]       A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or       literary curiosities, or of works of art.          {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Anthrenus}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Macomb, IL (city, FIPS 45889)       Location: 40.47039 N, 90.68144 W       Population (1990): 19952 (6592 housing units)       Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61455    Macomb, MI       Zip code(s): 48044    Macomb, MO       Zip code(s): 65702    Macomb, OK (town, FIPS 45500)       Location: 35.14777 N, 97.00809 W       Population (1990): 64 (24 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74852
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Macomb County, MI (county, FIPS 99)       Location: 42.66806 N, 82.91016 W       Population (1990): 717400 (274843 housing units)       Area: 1244.3 sq km (land), 231.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Masonboro, NC (CDP, FIPS 41740)       Location: 34.16915 N, 77.86625 W       Population (1990): 7010 (2687 housing units)       Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Masonville, IA (city, FIPS 50205)       Location: 42.47976 N, 91.59177 W       Population (1990): 129 (56 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50654    Masonville, KY (CDP, FIPS 50520)       Location: 37.67310 N, 87.03452 W       Population (1990): 1119 (393 housing units)       Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Masonville, NY       Zip code(s): 13804
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Comb, MS       Zip code(s): 39648    Mc Comb, OH       Zip code(s): 45858
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Combs, KY       Zip code(s): 41545
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Kownville, NY       Zip code(s): 12203
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mc Nabb, IL       Zip code(s): 61335
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McComb, MS (city, FIPS 43280)       Location: 31.24495 N, 90.46520 W       Population (1990): 11591 (4969 housing units)       Area: 18.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    McComb, OH (village, FIPS 45808)       Location: 41.10666 N, 83.78958 W       Population (1990): 1544 (592 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McNab, AR (town, FIPS 43070)       Location: 33.66072 N, 93.83222 W       Population (1990): 95 (38 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
McNabb, IL (village, FIPS 45850)       Location: 41.17728 N, 89.20983 W       Population (1990): 310 (120 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Micanopy, FL (town, FIPS 45225)       Location: 29.50611 N, 82.28078 W       Population (1990): 612 (293 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32667
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mission Bay, FL (CDP, FIPS 46040)       Location: 26.36961 N, 80.21010 W       Population (1990): 1227 (529 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mission Bend, TX (CDP, FIPS 48772)       Location: 29.69371 N, 95.66462 W       Population (1990): 24945 (8035 housing units)       Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mission Viejo, CA (city, FIPS 48256)       Location: 33.61242 N, 117.65163 W       Population (1990): 72820 (26393 housing units)       Area: 45.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92675, 92691, 92692
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
machinable adj.   Machine-readable.   Having the {softcopy}    nature.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
machinable          {Machine-readable}.   Having the {softcopy} nature.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MAXIMOP          "Job Control Languages: MAXIMOP and CAFE", J. Brandon, Proc       BCS Symp on Job Control Languages--Past Present and Future,       NCC, Manchester, ENgland 1974.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MuSimp          A {Lisp} variant used as the programming language       for the {IBM PC} {symbolic mathematics} package {MuMath}.          (1995-04-12)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Mozambique       Mozambique:Geography       Location: Southern Africa, bordering the Mozambique Channel, between    South Africa and Tanzania       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 801,590 sq km    land area: 784,090 sq km    comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of California       Land boundaries: total 4,571 km, Malawi 1,569 km, South Africa 491 km,    Swaziland 105 km, Tanzania 756 km, Zambia 419 km, Zimbabwe 1,231 km       Coastline: 2,470 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical to subtropical       Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands, uplands in center, high plateaus in    northwest, mountains in west       Natural resources: coal, titanium       Land use:    arable land: 4%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 56%    forest and woodland: 20%    other: 20%       Irrigated land: 1,150 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: civil strife and recurrent drought in the hinterlands    have resulted in increased migration to urban and coastal areas with    adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of    surface and coastal waters    natural hazards: severe droughts and floods occur in central and    southern provinces; devastating cyclones    international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Ozone Layer    Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Law of the Sea       Mozambique:People       Population: 18,115,250 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 45% (female 4,069,117; male 4,078,429)    15-64 years: 53% (female 4,882,292; male 4,630,193)    65 years and over: 2% (female 260,057; male 195,162) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.87% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 44.6 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 15.94 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: by the end of 1994, an estimated 1.6 million Mozambican    refugees, who fled to Malawi, Zimbabwa, and South Africa in earlier    years from the civil war, had returned; an estimated 100,000 refugees    remain to be repatriated from those countries       Infant mortality rate: 126 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 48.95 years    male: 47.04 years    female: 50.92 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.19 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Mozambican(s)    adjective: Mozambican       Ethnic divisions: indigenous tribal groups, Europeans about 10,000,    Euro-Africans 35,000, Indians 15,000       Religions: indigenous beliefs 60%, Christian 30%, Muslim 10%       Languages: Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)    total population: 33%    male: 45%    female: 21%       Labor force: NA    by occupation: 90% engaged in agriculture       Mozambique:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Mozambique    conventional short form: Mozambique    local long form: Republica Popular de Mocambique    local short form: Mocambique       Digraph: MZ       Type: republic       Capital: Maputo       Administrative divisions: 10 provinces (provincias, singular -    provincia); Cabo Delgado, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Nampula,    Niassa, Sofala, Tete, Zambezia       Independence: 25 June 1975 (from Portugal)       National holiday: Independence Day, 25 June (1975)       Constitution: 30 November 1990       Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO (since 6 November    1986)    head of government: Prime Minister Pascoal MOCUMBI (since December    1994)    cabinet: Cabinet       Legislative branch: unicameral    Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da Republica): draft electoral    law provides for periodic, direct presidential and Assembly elections    note: as called for in the 1992 peace accords, presidential and    legislative elections took place during 27-29 October 1994; fourteen    parties, including the Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO)    participated; Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO was elected president and his    FRELIMO party gathered a slim majority in the 250 seat legislature       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Front for the Liberation of Mozambique    (FRELIMO), Joaquim Alberto CHISSANO, chairman; the ruling party since    independence, FRELIMO was the only legal party before 30 November 1990    when the new Constitution went into effect establishing a multiparty    system       Member of: ACP, AfDB, CCC, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO,    ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,    INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD,    UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Hipolito Pereira Zozimo PATRICIO    chancery: Suite 570, 1990 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036    telephone: [1] (202) 293-7146    FAX: [1] (202) 835-0245       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Dennis Coleman JETT    embassy: Avenida Kenneth Kuanda, 193 Maputo    mailing address: P. O. Box 783, Maputo    telephone: [258] (1) 492797    FAX: [258] (1) 490114       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow    with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band    is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed    star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open    white book       Economy       Overview: One of Africa's poorest countries, Mozambique has failed to    exploit the economic potential of its sizable agricultural,    hydropower, and transportation resources. Indeed, national output,    consumption, and investment declined throughout the first half of the    1980s because of internal disorders, lack of government administrative    control, and a growing foreign debt. A sharp increase in foreign aid,    attracted by an economic reform policy, resulted in successive years    of economic growth in the late 1980s, but aid has declined steadily    since 1989. Agricultural output is at only 75% of its 1981 level, and    grain has to be imported. Industry operates at only 20%-40% of    capacity. The economy depends heavily on foreign assistance to keep    afloat. Peace accords signed in October 1992 improved chances of    foreign investment, aided IMF-supported economic reforms, and    supported continued economic recovery. Elections held in 1994 diverted    government attention from the economy, resulting in slippage and    delays in the economic reform program. Nonetheless, growth in 1994 was    solid and can continue into the late 1990s given continued foreign    help in meeting debt obligations.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $10.6 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5.8% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $610 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 50% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 50% (1989 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $252 million    expenditures: $607 million, including capital expenditures of $NA    (1992 est.)       Exports: $150 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: shrimp 40%, cashews, cotton, sugar, copra, citrus    partners: Spain, South Africa, US, Portugal, Japan       Imports: $1.14 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.)    commodities: food, clothing, farm equipment, petroleum    partners: South Africa, UK, France, Japan, Portugal       External debt: $5 billion (1992 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 5% (1989 est.)       Electricity:    capacity: 2,360,000 kW    production: 1.7 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 58 kWh (1993)       Industries: food, beverages, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints),    petroleum products, textiles, nonmetallic mineral products (cement,    glass, asbestos), tobacco       Agriculture: accounts for 50% of GDP and about 90% of exports; cash    crops - cotton, cashew nuts, sugarcane, tea, shrimp; other crops -    cassava, corn, rice, tropical fruits; not self-sufficient in food       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $350 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $4.4 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $37 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $890 million       Currency: 1 metical (Mt) = 100 centavos       Exchange rates: meticais (Mt) per US$1 - 5,220.63 (1st quarter 1994),    3,874.24 (1993), 2,550.40 (1992), 1,763.99 (1991), 1,053.09 (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Mozambique:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 3,288 km    narrow gauge: 3,140 km 1.067-m gauge; 148 km 0.762-m gauge       Highways:    total: 26,498 km    paved: 4,593 km    unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 829 km; unimproved    earth 21,076 km       Inland waterways: about 3,750 km of navigable routes       Pipelines: crude oil (not operating) 306 km; petroleum products 289 km       Ports: Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba       Merchant marine:    total: 3 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,533 GRT/8,024 DWT       Airports:    total: 192    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 11    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 5    with paved runways under 914 m: 112    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 15    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 44       Note:    note: highway traffic impeded by land mines not removed at end of    civil war       Mozambique:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephone density; fair system of troposcatter,    open-wire lines, and radio relay    local: NA    intercity: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter    international: 5 INTELSAT (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) earth    stations       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 29, FM 4, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Mozambique:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia;    note - by late 1994, the army and former RENAMO rebels had    demobilized; under UN supervision and training, recruits from both the    army and rebel forces joined an integrated force that is still forming       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 4,061,109; males fit for    military service 2,331,793 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $110 million, 7.3% of    GDP (1993)