minim
n
1 a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one drop., (Symbol)
M <minim>
2 (Music) a note having the time value of half a semibreve, (Usual U.S. and Canadian name)
half-note
3 a small or insignificant person or thing
4 a downward stroke in calligraphy
adj
5 Rare very small; tiny (C15 (in its musical meaning): from Latin minimus smallest)
A & M
abbrev. for
1 Agricultural and Mechanical
2 Ancient and Modern (hymn book)
a.m. , A.M., am, AM (indicating the time period from midnight to midday)
abbrev. for ante meridiem
Compare →
p.m
(Latin: before noon)
C & M
abbrev. for care and maintenance
CP/M
n an operating system widely used on microcomputers to enable a wide range of software from many suppliers to be run on them
e.m.u. , EMU
abbrev. for electromagnetic unit
e.o.m. (Commerce)
abbrev. for end of the month
F.A.M.
abbrev. for Free and Accepted Masons
See →
Freemason
h'm (spelling pron)
interj used to indicate hesitation, doubt, assent, pleasure, etc.
H.M.S. , HMS
abbrev. for
1 His (or Her) Majesty's Service
2 His (or Her) Majesty's Ship
I'm
contraction of I am
m , M
n pl , m's, M's, Ms
1 the 13th letter and tenth consonant of the modern English alphabet
2 a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a bilabial nasal, as in mat
m
symbol for
M
symbol for
6 (Astronomy) Messier catalogue; a catalogue published in 1784, in which 103 nebulae and clusters are listed using a numerical system
M13 is the globular cluster in Hercules
9 (in Britain) motorway
the M1 runs from London to Leeds
a mature audience (used to describe a category of film certified as suitable for viewing by anyone over the age of 15)
b (as modifier)
an M film
11 (Logic) the middle term of a syllogism
12 (Physics) mutual inductance
14
the roman numeral for 1000
See →
Roman numerals
15
international car registration for Malta
m.
abbrev. for
1 (Cricket) maiden (over)
M.
abbrev. for
10 pl , MM, MM (Also)
M (French) Monsieur
(French equivalent of Mr)
m-
prefix short for →
meta- →
4
M'-
prefix a variant of →
Mac-
'm
contraction of
M-1 rifle
n a semiautomatic .30 calibre rifle: the basic infantry weapon of the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War, (Also called)
Garand rifle
M. Glam
abbrev. for Mid Glamorgan
m.o. , MO
abbrev. for
MP/M
n (Computing) a multiuser operating system that resembles a CP/M
m-RNA
abbrev. for messenger RNA
O & M
abbrev. for organization and method (in studies of working methods)
p.m. , P.M., pm, PM
abbrev. for
1 (indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem
Compare →
a.m
(Latin: after noon)
2 post-mortem (examination)
r.a.m.
abbrev. for relative atomic mass
r.m.m.
abbrev. for relative molecular mass