m

m

m¹ or M [em]

n.

pl. M's, m's

1. the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek mu, derived ultimately from the Phoenician

2. any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (m) of milk or stratagem

3. a type or impression for m or M

4. the thirteenth in a sequence or group

5. Printing an em (Example: a “em dash” is a dash that is one em long)

6. an object shaped like M

adj.

1. of m or M

2. thirteenth in a sequence or group

3. shaped like M

m²

abbrev.

1. male

2. manual

3. mark (a coin)

4. married

5. masculine

6. Physics

a) mass

b) modulus

7. medium

8. meridian

9. meter(s)

10. mile(s)

11. mill(s)

12. milli-

13. million(s)

14. minim

15. minute(s)

16. month

17. moon

18. morning

19. [see M² (sense 19)] noon [a.m., p.m.]