(physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy
machination
Noun
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
master plan
Noun
a long-term outline of a project or government function
mental picture
Noun
a clear and telling mental image
mimesis
Noun
the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
mimesis
Noun
the representation of another person's words in a speech
mimesis
Noun
any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
majority rule
Noun
the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
monism
Noun
the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
microcosm
Noun
a miniature model of something
multiculturalism
Noun
the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country
mirage
Noun
something illusory and unattainable
mirage
Noun
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
mental representation
Noun
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
mainstream
Noun
the prevailing current of thought
mental image
Noun
an iconic mental representation
moral principle
Noun
the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group
moral principle
Noun
the principle that conduct should be moral
minor role
Noun
a small role
meliorism
Noun
the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
middle distance
Noun
the part of a scene between the foreground and the background
meaning
Adjective
rich in significance or implication
meaning
Noun
the idea that is intended
meaning
Noun
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
microscopic field
Noun
the areas that is visible through a microscope
memory trace
Noun
a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
memory image
Noun
a mental image of something previously experienced
memory picture
Noun
a memory image that is similar to a visual perception
meat
Noun
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
meat
Noun
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
meat
Noun
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
major axis
Noun
the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
minor axis
Noun
the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
monetarism
Noun
an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
matrix algebra
Noun
the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices
meme
Noun
a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
mojo
Noun
a magic power or magic spell
method of fluxions
Noun
the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
metaknowledge
Noun
knowledge about knowledge
moderationism
Noun
the policy of being moderate or acting with moderation
mathematics
Noun
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
math
Noun
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
maths
Noun
a science, or group of related sciences, dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
mathematical group
Noun
a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
materialism
Noun
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality