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n 1: used as a substitute for olive oil

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madly adv in an uncontrolled manner; "she fought back madly" [syn: madly, frantically] in an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly" Synonym(s): insanely, crazily, dementedly, madly Antonym(s): sanely (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous" Synonym(s): madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly
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Matthiola n genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals [syn: Matthiola, genus Matthiola]
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Mattole n a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole
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Mayetiola n a genus of Cecidomyidae [syn: Mayetiola, {genus Mayetiola}]
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medal n an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event Synonym(s): decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
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meddle v intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!" Synonym(s): meddle, tamper
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medial adj dividing an animal into right and left halves [syn: medial, median] relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle Synonym(s): median, medial
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medially adv in a medial position; "this consonant always occurs medially"
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medley n a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources Synonym(s): medley, potpourri, pastiche
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medulla n a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers Synonym(s): myelin, myeline, medulla lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" Synonym(s): medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal Antonym(s): cortex
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metal adj containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce Synonym(s): metallic, metal(a) Antonym(s): nonmetal, nonmetallic n any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. Synonym(s): metallic element, metal a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper" Synonym(s): alloy, metal v cover with metal
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methyl n the univalent radical CH3- derived from methane [syn: methyl, methyl group, methyl radical]
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mettle n the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball" Synonym(s): heart, mettle, nerve, spunk
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middle adj being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line" Synonym(s): in-between, mediate, middle equally distant from the extremes Synonym(s): center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic" Antonym(s): early, late between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties" Antonym(s): early, late n an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" Synonym(s): center, centre, middle, heart, eye an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle Antonym(s): beginning, end the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" Synonym(s): middle, midriff, midsection time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period; "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April" Antonym(s): beginning, commencement, end, ending, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time v put in the middle
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Mitella n genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals Synonym(s): Mitella, genus Mitella
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modal adj relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution; "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" Synonym(s): modal(a), average of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal auxiliary" n an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality Synonym(s): modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, modal verb, modal
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model adj worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens" Synonym(s): exemplary, model(a) n a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" Synonym(s): model, theoretical account, framework a type of product; "his car was an old model" a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" Synonym(s): model, poser representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) Synonym(s): model, simulation something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" Synonym(s): exemplar, example, model, good example someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model" Synonym(s): model, role model a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" Synonym(s): model, example a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" Synonym(s): mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) Synonym(s): model, modelling, modeling v plan or create according to a model or models [syn: model, pattern] form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" Synonym(s): model, mold, mould assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Synonym(s): model, pose, sit, posture display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion" create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" Synonym(s): model, simulate construct a model of; "model an airplane" Synonym(s): model, mock up
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module n one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind Synonym(s): faculty, mental faculty, module detachable compartment of a spacecraft computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware) a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
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moodily adv in a moody manner; "in the bar, a youngish, sharp-eyed man was staring moodily into a gin and tonic"
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motel n a motor hotel
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motile adj (of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement n one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
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motley adj consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards Synonym(s): assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Synonym(s): motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi- colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured n a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume) a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England v make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" Synonym(s): vary, variegate, motley make motley; color with different colors Synonym(s): motley, parti-color
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mottle n an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green" v mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained Synonym(s): mottle, streak, blotch colour with streaks or blotches of different shades Synonym(s): mottle, dapple, cloud
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mouth hole n a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth
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muddle n a confused multitude of things [syn: clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother] informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" Synonym(s): fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish v make into a puddle; "puddled mire" [syn: muddle, puddle] mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" Synonym(s): addle, muddle, puddle
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mutely adv without speaking; "he sat mutely next to her" [syn: mutely, wordlessly, silently, taciturnly]
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mutual adj common to or shared by two or more parties; "a common friend"; "the mutual interests of management and labor" Synonym(s): common, mutual concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" Synonym(s): reciprocal, mutual Antonym(s): nonreciprocal
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mutually adv in a mutual or shared manner; "the agreement was mutually satisfactory"; "the goals of the negotiators were not reciprocally exclusive" Synonym(s): mutually, reciprocally
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madly \Mad"ly\, adv. [From {Mad}, a.] In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.
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Maudle \Mau"dle\, v. t. To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin. [Obs.]
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Meatal \Me*a"tal\, a. Of or pertaining to a meatus; resembling a meatus. --Owen.
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Medal \Med"al\, n. [F. m[82]daille, It. medaglia, fr. L. metallum metal, through (assumed) LL. metalleus made of metal. See {Metal}, and cf. {Mail} a piece of money.] A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medal \Med"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medaled}, or {Medalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Medaling} or {Medalling}.] To honor or reward with a medal. [bd]Medaled by the king.[b8] --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meddle \Med"dle\, v. t. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [bd]Wine meddled with gall.[b8] --Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meddle \Med"dle`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meddling}.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. m[88]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix. [?] See {Mix}, and cf. {Medley}, {Mellay}.] 1. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.] More to know Did never meddle with my thoughts. --Shak. 2. To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- [?] a good sense. [Obs.] --Barrow. Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business. --Tyndale. 3. To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in. Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt? --2 Kings xiv. 10. The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not to them. --Locke. {To meddle and make}, to intrude one's self into another person's concerns. [Archaic] --Shak. Syn: To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Media \[d8]Me"di*a\, n.; pl. {Medi[91]} (-[emac]). [NL., fr. L. medius middle.] (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta], [gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the aspirat[91] (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f, th, ch). Also called {middle mute}, or {medial}, and sometimes {soft mute}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medial \Me"di*al\, a. [L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. m[82]dial. See {Middle}.] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medial \Me"di*al\, n. (Phonetics) See 2d {Media}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Media \[d8]Me"di*a\, n.; pl. {Medi[91]} (-[emac]). [NL., fr. L. medius middle.] (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta], [gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate between the tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the aspirat[91] (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f, th, ch). Also called {middle mute}, or {medial}, and sometimes {soft mute}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medial \Me"di*al\, a. [L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. m[82]dial. See {Middle}.] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medial \Me"di*al\, n. (Phonetics) See 2d {Media}.
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Medle \Med"le\, v. t. [See {Meddle}.] To mix; to mingle; to meddle. [Written also {medly}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Medley \Med"ley\, n.; pl. {Medleys}. [OE. medlee, OF. mesl[82]e, medl[82]e, mell[82]e, F. m[88]l[82]e. See {Meddle}, and cf. {Mel[90]e}, {Mellay}.] 1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used contemptuously. This medley of philosophy and war. --Addison. Love is a medley of endearments, jars, Suspicions, reconcilements, wars. --W. Walsh. 2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to hand engagement; a m[88]l[82]e. [Obs.] --Holland. 3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several different compositions; a potpourri. Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, potpourri to instrumental, compositions. 4. A cloth of mixed colors. --Fuller.
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Medley \Med"ley\, a. 1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] [bd]A medl[82] coat.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. Mingled; confused. --Dryden.
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Medle \Med"le\, v. t. [See {Meddle}.] To mix; to mingle; to meddle. [Written also {medly}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Medly \Med"ly\, v. t. See {Medle}. --Johnson.
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Medle \Med"le\, v. t. [See {Meddle}.] To mix; to mingle; to meddle. [Written also {medly}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Medly \Med"ly\, v. t. See {Medle}. --Johnson.
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Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.] 1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata. 3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith. {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal cord}. See {Brain}.
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Meetly \Meet"ly\, adv. Fitly; suitably; properly.
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Metal \Met"al\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [F. m[82]tal, L. metallum metal, mine, Gr. [?] mine; cf. Gr. [?] to search after. Cf. {Mettle}, {Medal}.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc. Note: Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc. 2. Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners. --Raymond. 3. A mine from which ores are taken. [Obs.] Slaves . . . and persons condemned to metals. --Jer. Taylor. 4. The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper. Not till God make men of some other metal than earth. --Shak. 5. Courage; spirit; mettle. See {Mettle}. --Shak. Note: The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. --Skeat. 6. The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads. 7. The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war. 8. Glass in a state of fusion. --Knight. 9. pl. The rails of a railroad. [Eng.] {Base metal} (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead, etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value, as compared with gold or silver. {Fusible metal} (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium. {Heavy metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury, platinum, lead, silver, etc. {Light metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium. {Muntz metal}, an alloy for sheathing and other purposes, consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from the inventor. {Prince's metal} (Old Chem.), an alloy resembling brass, consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; -- also called {Prince Rupert's metal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metal \Met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metaled} (? [or] ?) or {Metalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metaling} or {Metalling}.] To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a road.
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Metely \Mete"ly\, a. According to measure or proportion; proportionable; proportionate. [Obs.]
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Methal \Meth"al\, n. [Myristic + ether + alcohol.] (Chem.) A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
; -- called also {methol}, {carbinol}, etc. {Methyl amine} (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas, {CH3.NH2}, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted ammonias. {Methyl ether} (Chem.), a light, volatile ether {CH3.O.CH3}, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; -- called also {methyl oxide}. {Methyl green}. (Chem.) See under {Green}, n. {Methyl orange}. (Chem.) See {Helianthin}. {Methyl violet} (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methol \Meth"ol\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + -ol.] (Chem.) The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
; -- called also {methol}, {carbinol}, etc. {Methyl amine} (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline gas, {CH3.NH2}, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted ammonias. {Methyl ether} (Chem.), a light, volatile ether {CH3.O.CH3}, obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; -- called also {methyl oxide}. {Methyl green}. (Chem.) See under {Green}, n. {Methyl orange}. (Chem.) See {Helianthin}. {Methyl violet} (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methol \Meth"ol\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + -ol.] (Chem.) The technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which methol proper is the type. See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {CH3}, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written also {methule}, {methyle}, etc.] {Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called {wood spirit}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {CH3}, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written also {methule}, {methyle}, etc.] {Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called {wood spirit}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, {CH3}, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written also {methule}, {methyle}, etc.] {Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood, and hence called {wood spirit}
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metol \Me"tol\, n. [G.; trade name, fr. meta- + kresol cresol.] A whitish soluble powder used as a developer in photography. Chemically, it is the sulphate of methyl-p-amino-m-cresol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mettle \Met"tle\, n. [E. metal, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See {Metal}.] Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually in a good sense. A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what mettle his heart is made of. --South. Gentlemen of brave mettle. --Shak. The winged courser, like a generous horse, Shows most true mettle when you check his course. --Pope. {To put one one's mettle}, to cause or incite one to use one's best efforts.
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Middle \Mid"dle\, n. [AS. middel. See {Middle}, a.] The point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central portion; specif., the waist. --Chaucer. [bd]The middle of the land.[b8] --Judg. ix. 37. In this, as in most questions of state, there is a middle. --Burke. Syn: See {Midst}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Middle \Mid"dle\, a. [OE. middel, AS. middel; akin to D. middel, OHG. muttil, G. mittel. [?][?][?][?]. See {Mid}, a.] 1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of middle summer; men of middle age. 2. Intermediate; intervening. Will, seeking good, finds many middle ends. --Sir J. Davies. Note: Middle is sometimes used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as, middle-sized, middle-witted. {Middle Ages}, the period of time intervening between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters. Hallam regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with the fifteenth century. {Middle class}, in England, people who have an intermediate position between the aristocracy and the artisan class. It includes professional men, bankers, merchants, and small landed proprietors The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. --M. Arnold. {Middle distance}. (Paint.) See {Middle-ground}. {Middle English}. See {English}, n., 2. {Middle Kingdom}, China. {Middle oil} (Chem.), that part of the distillate obtained from coal tar which passes over between 170[deg] and 230[deg] Centigrade; -- distinguished from the light, and the heavy or dead, oil. {Middle passage}, in the slave trade, that part of the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies. {Middle post}. (Arch.) Same as {King-post}. {Middle States}, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware; which, at the time of the formation of the Union, occupied a middle position between the Eastern States (or New England) and the Southern States. [U.S.] {Middle term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism with which the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which they are brought together in the conclusion. --Brande. {Middle tint} (Paint.), a subdued or neutral tint. --Fairholt. {Middle voice}. (Gram.) See under {Voice}. {Middle watch}, the period from midnight to four A. M.; also, the men on watch during that time. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Middle weight}, a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, i. e., over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from those classed as {light weights}, {heavy weights}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Modal \Mo"dal\, a. [Cf. F. modal. See {Mode}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality. --Glanvill. 2. (Logic & Metaph.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Modally \Mo"dal*ly\, adv. In a modal manner. A compound proposition, the parts of which are united modally . . . by the particles [bd]as[b8] and [bd]so.[b8] --Gibbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Model \Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[8a]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L. modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Module}.] 1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size. In charts, in maps, and eke in models made. --Gascoigne. I had my father's signet in my purse, Which was the model of that Danish seal. --Shak. You have the models of several ancient temples, though the temples and the gods are perished. --Addison. 2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan; as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of a machine. [The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full description of the invention, with drawings and a model where the case admits of it. --Am. Cyc. When we mean to build We first survey the plot, then draw the model. --Shak. 3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or behavior. 4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard. He that despairs measures Providence by his own little, contracted model. --South. 5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact. Thou seest thy wretched brother die, Who was the model of thy father's life. --Shak. 6. A person who poses as a pattern to an artist. A professional model. --H. James. {Working model}, a model of a machine which can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or expected to do.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Model \Mod"el\, a. Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model house; a model husband.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It. modellare.] To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to model a house or a government; to model an edifice according to the plan delineated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Model \Mod"el\, v. i. (Fine Arts) To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to model in wax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Modiolus \[d8]Modi"olus\, n.; pl. {Modioli}. [L., a small measure.] (Anat.) The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Module \Mod"ule\, n. [F., fr. L. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Model}, {Modulus}, {Mold} a matrix.] 1. A model or measure. 2. (Arch.) The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called minutes (see {Minute}), though often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many modules and minutes in height, breadth, or projection.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Module \Mod"ule\, v. t. [See {module}, n., {Modulate}.] To model; also, to modulate. [Obs.] --Sandys. Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Modulus \[d8]Mod"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Moduli}. [L., a small measure. See {Module}, n.] (Math., Mech., & Physics) A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter. {Modulus of a machine}, a formula expressing the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions involved in its construction; the relation between the work done upon a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the working points, either constantly, if its motion be uniform, or in the interval of time which it occupies in passing from any given velocity to the same velocity again, if its motion be variable; -- called also the efficiency of the machine. --Mosley. --Rankine. {Modulus of a system of logarithms} (Math.), a number by which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to obtain the logarithms in another system. {Modulus of elasticity}. (a) The measure of the elastic force of any substance, expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain. (b) An expression of the force (usually in terms of the height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the same body) which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of elasticity; -- called also {Young's modulus}. {Modulus of rupture}, the measure of the force necessary to break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of support. --Rankine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mudwall \Mud"wall`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European bee-eater. See {Bee-eater}. [Written also {modwall}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moodily \Mood"i*ly\, adv. In a moody manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moot-hall \Moot"-hall`\, Moot-house \Moot"-house`\, n. [AS. m[d3]th[?]s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] [bd]The moot-hall of Herod.[b8] --Wyclif.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moot-hill \Moot"-hill`\, n. (O. Eng. Law) A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, mute-hill. --J. R. Green.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.] 1. (Biol.) Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds. 2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.] 1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile cilia, motile spores, etc. 2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motile \Mo"tile\, n. (Psychol.) A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel[82] clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn[82] a mottled sky, mate, maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. {Mottle}.] 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat. 2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See {Motley}, n., 1. [bd]A motley fool.[b8] --Shak. 3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motley \Mot"ley\, n. 1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool. --Chaucer. [bd]Motley 's the only wear.[b8] --Shak. 2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak. {Man of motley}, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mottle \Mot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mottled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mottling}.] [From {Mottled}.] To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mottle \Mot"tle\, n. A mottled appearance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note. {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging. {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}. {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine crabs of the genus {Panopeus}. {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder}, and {Dab}. {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp. {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender. {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal. {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See {Siren}. {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}). {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}). (b) The clapper rail. {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. [Slang] {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to the pickerels. {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler. {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus. {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat. [U.S.] {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States. {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddily \Mud"di*ly\, adv. In a muddy manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; confusedly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddle \Mud"dle\, v. i. 1. To dabble in mud. [Obs.] --Swift. 2. To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddle \Mud"dle\, n. A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness. We both grub on in a muddle. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddle \Mud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muddling}.] [From {Mud}.] 1. To make turbid, or muddy, as water. [Obs.] He did ill to muddle the water. --L'Estrange. 2. To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to intoxicate partially. Epicurus seems to have had brains so muddled and confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right way. --Bentley. Often drunk, always muddled. --Arbuthnot. 3. To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or intoxicated. [R.] They muddle it [money] away without method or object, and without having anything to show for it. --Hazlitt. 4. To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify. --F. W. Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mudhole \Mud"hole`\, n. 1. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road. 2. (Steam Boilers) A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mudwall \Mud"wall`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European bee-eater. See {Bee-eater}. [Written also {modwall}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mute-hill \Mute"-hill`\, n. See {Moot-hill}. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutely \Mute"ly\, adv. Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutual \Mu"tu*al\, a. [F. mutuel, L. mutuus, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to mutare to change. See {Mutable}.] 1. Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc. Conspiracy and mutual promise. --Sir T. More. Happy in our mutual help, And mutual love. --Milton. A certain shyness on such subjects, which was mutual between the sisters. --G. Eliot. 2. Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort. --Burke. A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. --Bentley. Note: This use of mutual as synonymous with common is inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but the word has been so used by many writers of high authority. The present tendency is toward a careful discrimination. Mutual, as Johnson will tell us, means something reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have mutual ancestors? --P. Harrison. {Mutual insurance}, agreement among a number of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or accident. {Mutual insurance company}, one which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders sharing losses and profits pro rata. Syn: Reciprocal; interchanged; common.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutually \Mu"tually\, adv. In a mutual manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutule \Mu"tule\, n. [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.) A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of {Gutta}. --Oxf. Gloss.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Madelia, MN (city, FIPS 39230) Location: 44.04926 N, 94.41712 W Population (1990): 2237 (923 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56062
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Madill, OK (city, FIPS 45750) Location: 34.09153 N, 96.77232 W Population (1990): 3069 (1459 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Medley, FL (town, FIPS 43900) Location: 25.86304 N, 80.34813 W Population (1990): 663 (335 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water) Medley, WV Zip code(s): 26734
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Medulla, FL (CDP, FIPS 43925) Location: 27.95965 N, 81.98870 W Population (1990): 3977 (1617 housing units) Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Modale, IA (city, FIPS 52995) Location: 41.61925 N, 96.01222 W Population (1990): 289 (136 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51556
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Motley, MN (city, FIPS 44422) Location: 46.33566 N, 94.64325 W Population (1990): 441 (219 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Mutual, OH (village, FIPS 53480) Location: 40.07906 N, 83.63735 W Population (1990): 126 (54 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Mutual, OK (town, FIPS 50150) Location: 36.22978 N, 99.16733 W Population (1990): 68 (43 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73853
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
modulo /mod'yu-loh/ prep. Except for. An overgeneralization of mathematical terminology; one can consider saying that 4 equals 22 except for the 9s (4 = 22 mod 9). "Well, LISP seems to work okay now, modulo that {GC} bug." "I feel fine today modulo a slight headache."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MDL (Originally "Muddle"). C. Reeve, {Carl Hewitt} and {Gerald Sussman}, Dynamic Modeling Group, MIT ca. 1971. Intended as a successor to Lisp, and a possible base for Planner-70. Basically LISP 1.5 with data types and arrays. Many of its features were advanced at the time (I/O, interrupt handling and coroutining), and were incorporated into later LISP dialects ("optional", "rest" and "aux" markers). In the mid 80's there was an effort to use bytecoding to make the language portable. CLU was first implemented in MDL. Infocom wrote Zork in MDL, and used it as the basis for the ZIL interpreter. Implementations exist for ITS, {TOPS-20}, BSD 4.3, Apollo Domain, SunOS and A/UX. ["The MDL Programming Language", S.W. Galley et al, Doc SYS.11.01, Project MAC, MIT (Nov 1975)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
METAL 1. Mega-Extensive Telecommunications Applications Language. BBS language for PRODOS 8 on Apple II. 2. The syntax-definition formalism of the Mentor system. Metal specifications are compiled to specifications for a scanner/parser generator such as Lex/Yacc. "Metal: A Formalism to Specify Formalisms", G. Kahn et al, Sci Comp Prog 3:151-188 (1983).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MHDL 1. {MIMIC Hardware Description Language}. 2. {Microwave Hardware Description Language}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
modal 1. (Of an interface) Having {mode}s. Modeless interfaces are generally considered to be superior because the user does not have to remember which mode he is in. 2. See {modal logic}. 3. In {MS Windows} programming, A window with the label "WS_MODAL" will stay on the screen and claim all the user-input. Other windows can only be accessed if the MODAL window is closed. Such a window would typically be used for an error {dialog box} to warn the user for something important, like "Critical error, shut down the system and restart". (1995-02-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MODEL A {Pascal}-like language with extensions for large-scale system programming and interface with {Fortran} applications. MODEL includes {generic procedures}, and a "static" {macro}-like approach to {data abstraction}. It produces {P-code} and was used to implement the {DEMOS} {operating system} on the {Cray-1}. ["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris, Los Alamos 1976]. (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
model A description of observed behaviour, simplified by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex {systems} to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended use. A model may be used as the basis for {simulation}. Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling". (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MODEL A {Pascal}-like language with extensions for large-scale system programming and interface with {Fortran} applications. MODEL includes {generic procedures}, and a "static" {macro}-like approach to {data abstraction}. It produces {P-code} and was used to implement the {DEMOS} {operating system} on the {Cray-1}. ["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris, Los Alamos 1976]. (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
model A description of observed behaviour, simplified by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex {systems} to be understood and their behaviour predicted within the scope of the model, but may give incorrect descriptions and predictions for situations outside the realm of their intended use. A model may be used as the basis for {simulation}. Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling". (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula {MODUlar LAnguage}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2 A high-level programming language designed by {Niklaus Wirth} at {ETH} in 1978. It is a derivative of {Pascal} with well-defined interfaces between {module}s, and facilities for parallel computation. Modula-2 was developed as the system language for the {Lilith} {workstation}. The central concept is the {module} which may be used to encapsulate a set of related subprograms and data structures, and restrict their visibility from other portions of the program. Each module has a definition part giving the interface, and an implementation part. The language provides limited single-processor {concurrency} ({monitor}s, {coroutine}s and explicit transfer of control) and hardware access ({absolute address}es and {interrupt}s). It uses {name equivalence}. {DEC FTP archive (ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.1/DEC/Modula-2/m2.tar.Z)}. ["Programming in Modula-2", N. Wirth, Springer 1985]. (1995-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2* An extension of {Modula-2} by M. Philippsen of the {University of Karlsruhe}. It uses a superset of {data parallelism}, allowing both synchronous and asynchronous programs, both {SIMD} and {MIMD}. Parallelism may be nested to any depth. There are version for {MasPar} and a simulator for the {SPARC}. {(ftp://iraun1.ira.uka.de/pub/programming/modula2star)}. E-mail: Ernst Heinz . ["Modula-2*: An Extension of Modula-2 for Highly Parallel, Portable Programs", W. Tichy et al, TR 4/90, U Karlsruhe, Jan 1990]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2+ {Modula-2} plus {exception}s and {thread}s developed by P. Rovner et al of {DEC} {SRC}, Palo Alto CA in 1984. ["Modula-2+ User's Manual", M-C van Leunen]. ["Extending Modula-2 to Build Large, Integrated Systems", P. Rovner, IEEE Software 3(6):46-57 (Nov 1986)]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2 A high-level programming language designed by {Niklaus Wirth} at {ETH} in 1978. It is a derivative of {Pascal} with well-defined interfaces between {module}s, and facilities for parallel computation. Modula-2 was developed as the system language for the {Lilith} {workstation}. The central concept is the {module} which may be used to encapsulate a set of related subprograms and data structures, and restrict their visibility from other portions of the program. Each module has a definition part giving the interface, and an implementation part. The language provides limited single-processor {concurrency} ({monitor}s, {coroutine}s and explicit transfer of control) and hardware access ({absolute address}es and {interrupt}s). It uses {name equivalence}. {DEC FTP archive (ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.1/DEC/Modula-2/m2.tar.Z)}. ["Programming in Modula-2", N. Wirth, Springer 1985]. (1995-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2* An extension of {Modula-2} by M. Philippsen of the {University of Karlsruhe}. It uses a superset of {data parallelism}, allowing both synchronous and asynchronous programs, both {SIMD} and {MIMD}. Parallelism may be nested to any depth. There are version for {MasPar} and a simulator for the {SPARC}. {(ftp://iraun1.ira.uka.de/pub/programming/modula2star)}. E-mail: Ernst Heinz . ["Modula-2*: An Extension of Modula-2 for Highly Parallel, Portable Programs", W. Tichy et al, TR 4/90, U Karlsruhe, Jan 1990]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2+ {Modula-2} plus {exception}s and {thread}s developed by P. Rovner et al of {DEC} {SRC}, Palo Alto CA in 1984. ["Modula-2+ User's Manual", M-C van Leunen]. ["Extending Modula-2 to Build Large, Integrated Systems", P. Rovner, IEEE Software 3(6):46-57 (Nov 1986)]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2 A high-level programming language designed by {Niklaus Wirth} at {ETH} in 1978. It is a derivative of {Pascal} with well-defined interfaces between {module}s, and facilities for parallel computation. Modula-2 was developed as the system language for the {Lilith} {workstation}. The central concept is the {module} which may be used to encapsulate a set of related subprograms and data structures, and restrict their visibility from other portions of the program. Each module has a definition part giving the interface, and an implementation part. The language provides limited single-processor {concurrency} ({monitor}s, {coroutine}s and explicit transfer of control) and hardware access ({absolute address}es and {interrupt}s). It uses {name equivalence}. {DEC FTP archive (ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.1/DEC/Modula-2/m2.tar.Z)}. ["Programming in Modula-2", N. Wirth, Springer 1985]. (1995-10-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2* An extension of {Modula-2} by M. Philippsen of the {University of Karlsruhe}. It uses a superset of {data parallelism}, allowing both synchronous and asynchronous programs, both {SIMD} and {MIMD}. Parallelism may be nested to any depth. There are version for {MasPar} and a simulator for the {SPARC}. {(ftp://iraun1.ira.uka.de/pub/programming/modula2star)}. E-mail: Ernst Heinz . ["Modula-2*: An Extension of Modula-2 for Highly Parallel, Portable Programs", W. Tichy et al, TR 4/90, U Karlsruhe, Jan 1990]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-2+ {Modula-2} plus {exception}s and {thread}s developed by P. Rovner et al of {DEC} {SRC}, Palo Alto CA in 1984. ["Modula-2+ User's Manual", M-C van Leunen]. ["Extending Modula-2 to Build Large, Integrated Systems", P. Rovner, IEEE Software 3(6):46-57 (Nov 1986)]. (1994-10-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-3* Incorporation of {Modula-2} ideas into {Modula-3}. ["Modula-3: An Efficiently Compilable Extension of Modula-3 for Problem-Oriented Explicitly Parallel Programming", E. Heinz , 1993].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-3 L. Cardelli et al, DEC and Olivetti, 1988. A descendant of Modula-2+ and Cedar, designed for safety and simplicity. Objects, generics, threads, exceptions and garbage collection. Modules are explicitly safe or unsafe. As in Mesa, any set of variables can be monitored. No {multiple inheritance}, no operator overloading. Uses structural equivalence. "Modula-3 Report", Luca Cardelli et al, TR 52, DEC SRC, and Olivetti Research Center, Aug 1988 (revised Oct 1989). The changes are described in "System Programming with Modula-3", Greg Nelson ed, P-H 1991, ISBN 0-13-590464-1. "Modula-3", Sam Harbison, P-H 1992. Version: SRC Modula-3 V1.5. {(ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Modula-3/release/)}. See also {SRC Modula-3}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-3* Incorporation of {Modula-2} ideas into {Modula-3}. ["Modula-3: An Efficiently Compilable Extension of Modula-3 for Problem-Oriented Explicitly Parallel Programming", E. Heinz , 1993].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Modula-3 L. Cardelli et al, DEC and Olivetti, 1988. A descendant of Modula-2+ and Cedar, designed for safety and simplicity. Objects, generics, threads, exceptions and garbage collection. Modules are explicitly safe or unsafe. As in Mesa, any set of variables can be monitored. No {multiple inheritance}, no operator overloading. Uses structural equivalence. "Modula-3 Report", Luca Cardelli et al, TR 52, DEC SRC, and Olivetti Research Center, Aug 1988 (revised Oct 1989). The changes are described in "System Programming with Modula-3", Greg Nelson ed, P-H 1991, ISBN 0-13-590464-1. "Modula-3", Sam Harbison, P-H 1992. Version: SRC Modula-3 V1.5. {(ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Modula-3/release/)}. See also {SRC Modula-3}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
module 1. An independent piece of {software} which forms part of one or more larger {programs}. Different languages have different concepts of a module but there are several common ideas. Modules are usually compiled seperately (in compiled languages) and provide an {abstraction} or information hiding mechanism so that a module's implementation can be changed without requiring any change to other modules. In this respect they are similar to {objects} in an {object-oriented language}, though a module may contain many {procedures} and/or {functions} which would correspond to many objects. A module often has its own {name space} for {identifiers} so the same identifier may be used to mean different things in different modules. [Difference from {package}?]. 2. An independent assembly of electronic components with some distinct function, e.g. a RAM module consisting of several RAM chips mounted on a small circuit board. (1997-10-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
modulo /mod'yu-loh/ 1. {modular arithmetic}. 2. {modulo operator}. (1999-07-12)
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Muddle Original name of {MDL}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Matthal, gift; he that gives Matthew; given; a reward