a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree
modicum
Noun
a small or moderate or token amount
mickle
Noun
a large number or amount or extent, usually followed by 'of'
muckle
Noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
mugful
Noun
the quantity that can be held in a mug
monas
Noun
a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive
meg
Noun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
milliard
Noun
a billion
male bonding
Noun
the formation of a close personal relationship between men
maternal-infant bonding
Noun
the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth
mathematical relation
Noun
a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
mathematical function
Noun
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
metric function
Noun
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
mechanical advantage
Noun
the ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to it
meronymy
Noun
the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
medical relation
Noun
the professional relation between a health care professional and a patient
mutual understanding
Noun
sympathy of each person for the other
mutual affection
Noun
sympathy of each person for the other
mirror-image relation
Noun
the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another
motherhood
Noun
the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
matrilineage
Noun
line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
marital relationship
Noun
the relationship between wife and husband
marital bed
Noun
the relationship between wife and husband
magnitude relation
Noun
a relation between magnitudes of something
magnetic north
Noun
the direction in which a compass needle points
mensal line
Noun
a crease on the palm
moment magnitude scale
Noun
a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
magnetic dip
Noun
the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
magnetic inclination
Noun
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
magnetic declination
Noun
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
magnetic variation
Noun
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
mutual opposition
Noun
a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
mutual exclusiveness
Noun
the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
midplane
Noun
the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
midline
Noun
the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
mutuality
Noun
a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
mutuality
Noun
a reciprocality of sentiments
mutualism
Noun
the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
multiplicative inverse
Noun
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
mutualness
Noun
a reciprocality of sentiments
Mexican standoff
Noun
a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner
marital status
Noun
the condition of being married or unmarried
marriage of convenience
Noun
a marriage for expediency rather than love
misalliance
Noun
a marriage with a person of inferior social status
misalliance
Noun
an unsuitable alliance
misalliance
Noun
an unsuitable alliance
mesalliance
Noun
a marriage with a person of inferior social status