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| ''']''' is the thirteenth letter of the ] and also the thirteenth letter in the english alphabet. It can also refer to the following. | |||
| ''']''' is the thirteenth letter of the ] and also the thirteenth letter in the English alphabet. It may also refer to: | |||
| ==Miscellaneous abbreviations== | ==Miscellaneous abbreviations== | ||
| * M., an abbreviation for ]'' | |||
| * In ], '''M''' is often used as the abbreviation for the male sex in personal data records. Also commonly used in chat rooms. | |||
| *''']''' is a member of "]", a team of younger ]s affiliated with and coached by some of the former "X-Men". | |||
| * In ], '''M''' is often an abbreviation for Monday or for the ]s March or May. | |||
| *''']''' is a ] ]. | |||
| * In ], '''M''' is the magnitude of the closed-loop frequency response. | |||
| * In ], and some English works by French authors, '''M.''' is an abbreviation for '']''. | |||
| * In ], '''M''' can mean "medium size". European clothing-size standard ] defines the size code M to refer to chest girths 94–102 cm for men's clothes and bust girths 90–98 cm for women's clothes. Manufacturers also use their own non-standard defining body measurements for this size code. | |||
| * In ], '''M''' designates an ], as in "an M8 screw". | |||
| * As an ], '''M''' means ] or master. | |||
| ==Arts and popular culture== | |||
| ===Comic books=== | |||
| *''']''' is a member of "]", a team of younger ]s affiliated with and coached by some of the former "]". | |||
| *''']''' is a ] ]. | |||
| *In the anime and manga ''']''', the online handle of ]. | *In the anime and manga ''']''', the online handle of ]. | ||
| *'''M''' is the codename of the leader/head of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in the comics, who, in Sir Arthur Connan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, is know as Professor Moriarty | |||
| *] in poker is a measure of the health of his chip stack. | |||
| ===Games=== | |||
| *'''M''' is the ] rating symbol for Mature. | |||
| *'''M''' is the abbreviation for ], a ] character. He wears a red hat which has a red capital "M" on it. | |||
| *''']''' is the nickname of a certain glitch in the Pokémon video games, which takes the form of a wild pokémon. | |||
| *A player's "]" in poker is a measure of the health of his chip stack. | |||
| ===Transportation=== | |||
| *'''M''' is a ] line, the M train, which runs between Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, through Manhattan, to Bay Parkway in Brooklyn. | |||
| * In each of New York City & Los Angeles County, "M" is often the dominant character in insignia representing each governmental public mass transit angency, both designated as "M. T. A." & "]" | |||
| *Any route in the ], ], ] and ] beginning with '''M''' designates the road is a ] | |||
| *A route belonging to the ] is referred locally as an '''M''' route (i.e. State Route 3 would be called M-3) | |||
| ===Film=== | |||
| * ], the codename of the fictional head of MI6 in the James Bond books and films | * ], the codename of the fictional head of MI6 in the James Bond books and films | ||
| * '']'', a 1931 film by Fritz Lang | * '']'', a 1931 film by Fritz Lang | ||
| * '']'', a remake of the 1931 film | * '']'', a remake of the 1931 film | ||
| * '']'', a film by Hiroki Ryuichi | |||
| * ''], a 2007 film by Lee Myung-se | |||
| * M, a defunct rating in the ] | * M, a defunct rating in the ] | ||
| * M, a rating used by the Australian ] | * M, a rating used by the Australian ] | ||
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| ===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
| *'']'' is a 1973 book by avantgarde composer ]. | *'']'' is a 1973 book by avantgarde composer ]. | ||
| *''']''' is a song by ]. | *''']''' is a song by ]. | ||
| *''']''' is a techno-pop project of the artist ]; this project performed the 1979 #1 hit song "]". | *''']''' is a techno-pop project of the artist ]; this project performed the 1979 #1 hit song "]". | ||
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| *'''m''' is used on the candy coated choclates "m&ms" made by the Mars Corporation. | *'''m''' is used on the candy coated choclates "m&ms" made by the Mars Corporation. | ||
| ==Photography== | |||
| *In ], most ] cameras use '''M''' to signify manual mode, where the user sets both aperture and shutter speed. | |||
| ==Education== | |||
| *In ]'s ] (NCEA), '''M''' stands for 'merit', the second highest of the four grades. | |||
| ==Finance== | |||
| * In common references to ], '''M''' or '''m''' denotes ] or millions, such as $25M (twenty-five million dollars). | * In common references to ], '''M''' or '''m''' denotes ] or millions, such as $25M (twenty-five million dollars). | ||
| * In traditional ] practice, M designates thousand or thousands (from the Latin ''mille''), and MM is used for million. Hence such traditional abbreviations as CPM for cost per thousand items of a retail good, or MCF for thousand cubic feet of (''e.g.'') ]. | |||
| * In ], '''M''' is usually used to represent ]. | |||
| * Script capital M (Unicode 0x2133 '''ℳ''') denotes the old German currency ]. | * Script capital M (Unicode 0x2133 '''ℳ''') denotes the old German currency ]. | ||
| * M is the symbol for ] department stores on the ] | |||
| ==Geographical abbreviations== | |||
| * In ], '''M''' stands for ]. | |||
| * As the first letter of a ]: | |||
| ** In ], '''M''' stands for the ]. | |||
| ** In the ], '''M''' stands for ]. | |||
| * In ]communication, '''M''' is one of the ]es allocated to the ]. | |||
| * In ], the ] is often abbreviated to '''M'''. | |||
| ==Grammar and Language== | |||
| * '''M''' is often the abbreviation for the masculine ]. | * '''M''' is often the abbreviation for the masculine ]. | ||
| * ] represents a bilabial nasal in the International Phonetic Alphabet. | |||
| * ] is the reconstructed name, ] and vocalisation of the sigil or ] depicted by the ]: M. | |||
| ==Military== | |||
| * '''M''' is the United States military designation for the word "]" "Model" in weapons, vehicles and other equipment, but not military aircraft. Started use in the early to mid 1930's. Prior usage was the word '''Model of''' with the year of adoption or standardization. The correct current usage is with the letter M and then the number assigned, ''e.g''. ], ''etc.'' | |||
| * In war time, the letter '''M''' is often written on the forehead of casualties to alert medics that the patient has been given ]. | |||
| * In the ], M is "Mike". | |||
| * The NATO ] ranges from 60 to 100 GHz. | * The NATO ] ranges from 60 to 100 GHz. | ||
| * '''M''' is an abbreviation for the Russian design bureau ]. | |||
| ==Science, computing and industry== | |||
| ===Astronomy=== | |||
| * In ], M is an abbreviation for "Messier" in designations for the ]. | |||
| * M stands for a reddish ] in the Morgan-Keenan system. | * M stands for a reddish ] in the Morgan-Keenan system. | ||
| * M stands for a June 16 through 30 discovery, in the provisional designation of a comet (e.g. ], the Great Comet of 1860) or asteroid (e.g. {{mpl|(4314) 1979 ML|3}}). | |||
| * M would stand for ], in the ] of any ring or natural satellite discovered around it. | |||
| ===Biochemistry=== | |||
| * In ], M is the symbol for ]. | * In ], M is the symbol for ]. | ||
| ===Chemistry=== | ===Chemistry=== | ||
| *M is the symbol for the ] of solutions. | |||
| *m is the symbol for the ] of compounds. | |||
| *''m'' is the symbol for the ] of a compound. | |||
| *''M'' is the symbol for the ] of an element or compound. | |||
| *m is the ], the third of the set of ] used to describe ]s. | |||
| ===Colour=== | |||
| * In the ] ], M stands for the colour ]. | |||
| ===Computing=== | |||
| * '''M''', when used as a ], means 2<sup>20</sup> = 1,048,576 (] M as a metric prefix below, and the prefix ]: Mi). | |||
| * '''M''' is another name for the computer programming language ]. | * '''M''' is another name for the computer programming language ]. | ||
| * M-code, or just M, is the ] programming language. | * M-code, or just M, is the ] programming language. | ||
| * On Misplaced Pages "m" can represent "]" | |||
| ===Genetics=== | |||
| * ] is a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup. | |||
| * ] is a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup. | |||
| ===Mathematics=== | |||
| * '''m''' is used to denote ] in ]. An M-set is the opposite of a ]. | |||
| * Script capital '''M''' (Unicode 0x2133 ℳ) denotes a ]. | |||
| * In the 1973 ''Handbook of Integer Sequences'' (a printed predecessor of the ]) sequences were numbered in lexicographic order prefixed by the letter '''M'''. Some older mathematical papers use these M numbers. | |||
| ===Measurement=== | ===Measurement=== | ||
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| * M or m represents ]. | * M or m represents ]. | ||
| * ] is a proposed solution for problems in ]. | * ] is a proposed solution for problems in ]. | ||
| * Script capital M (Unicode 0x2133 ℳ) denotes a ]. | |||
| * Upper-case M represents ]. | |||
| *M is the center of a rectangular face of the ] of a hexagonal lattice. | |||
| ===Printing=== | |||
| * A capital M with a strikethrough (<strike>M</strike>) is used in the printing industry to denote one thousand, as in run quantity. For example, 4<strike>M</strike> is the equivalent of 4,000. | |||
| ===Automotive=== | |||
| *M is the symbol for the ] Motor Corporation's M family of engines. They were used from the 1960s through the 1990s. The M family were Toyota's most prestigious engines (apart from the uncommon V family V8) for 30 years. They were commonly found on the large Toyota Crown, Cressida, Celica Supra, and Supra models. | |||
| *M is the symbol for the high end performance ] cars: M1, M3, M5, M6, Z3 M and the new Z4 M. | |||
| ===Medicine=== | |||
| *In a ], M means ''misce'' (Latin for "mix"). | |||
| ==Roman uses of M== | ==Roman uses of M== | ||
| * In the ], '''M''' is the abbreviation for the ] ], and '''M'''' stands for ]. | * In the ], '''M''' is the abbreviation for the ] ], and '''M'''' stands for ]. | ||
| * In ], '''M''' denotes ]. While the symbol had originally a different shape, it took on the shape of an M based on the association with Latin ''mille'' ("one thousand"). There are also separate ] characters for this number, 0x216F "Ⅿ" and 0x217F "ⅿ". | * In ], '''M''' denotes ]. While the symbol had originally a different shape, it took on the shape of an M based on the association with Latin ''mille'' ("one thousand"). There are also separate ] characters for this number, 0x216F "Ⅿ" and 0x217F "ⅿ". | ||
| * In antiquity, the letter M was considered a symbol of ], based on the Greek word ''μωρός'' ("stupid"). | |||
| ==Theology== | ==Theology== | ||
| * |
* ] | ||
| * In ], 'M' is a symbol of the ], because of its three vertical lines. | |||
| * Ekchuah, the ] of warriors and merchants, was referred to as 'M' by early modern scholars before being positively identified by name. | |||
| *], in the Christian Church; when the term ''M.'' follows the name of a Christian saint it denotes that the saint was a Martyr. | |||
| {{letter disambig}} | {{letter disambig}} | ||
Revision as of 00:22, 7 December 2007
M is the thirteenth letter of the Latin alphabet and also the thirteenth letter in the English alphabet. It may also refer to:
Miscellaneous abbreviations
- M., an abbreviation for Monsieur
- M (comics) is a member of "Generation X", a team of younger mutants affiliated with and coached by some of the former "X-Men".
- M (comic strip) is a Norwegian comic strip.
- In the anime and manga Chobits, the online handle of Minoru Kokubunji.
- M-ratio in poker is a measure of the health of his chip stack.
- M (James Bond), the codename of the fictional head of MI6 in the James Bond books and films
- M (film), a 1931 film by Fritz Lang
- M (1951 film), a remake of the 1931 film
- M, a defunct rating in the MPAA rating system
- M, a rating used by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)
- M (videocassette format), a now-defunct professional videocassette format
Music
- M (John Cage book) is a 1973 book by avantgarde composer John Cage.
- M is a song by Ayumi Hamasaki.
- M is a techno-pop project of the artist Robin Scott; this project performed the 1979 #1 hit song "Pop Muzik".
- -M- is the artist name of the French singer Matthieu Chédid.
- "M" is the pseudonym for the American performance artist Mem Nahadr, a Jazz vocalist hired by Yoko Kanno; see M (singer).
- M can be a reference to rapper Eminem.
- M, a song by The Cure from their 1980 album Seventeen Seconds.
- M People were a band popular in the 1990s.
- A lower-case m placed after a note name indicates a minor chord (e.g., Em for an E minor chord).
- M is a male Korean singer also known as Lee Min Woo.
Business
- M closely resembles the symbol of McDonald's, known as the Golden Arches.
- "M" (fragrance) is the debut fragrance from singer-songwriter Mariah Carey.
- m is used on the candy coated choclates "m&ms" made by the Mars Corporation.
- In common references to currency, M or m denotes million or millions, such as $25M (twenty-five million dollars).
- Script capital M (Unicode 0x2133 ℳ) denotes the old German currency Goldmark.
- M is often the abbreviation for the masculine grammatical gender.
- The NATO M band ranges from 60 to 100 GHz.
- M stands for a reddish class of stars in the Morgan-Keenan system.
- In biochemistry, M is the symbol for methionine.
Chemistry
- M is another name for the computer programming language MUMPS.
- M-code, or just M, is the MATLAB programming language.
Measurement
- M (mega) is an SI prefix denoting 10 = 1,000,000 (one million) (cf. M in computing above)
- m (milli) is an SI prefix meaning 1/1000.
- m denotes metre (or meter), the SI base unit for length.
- m is a widely used abbreviation for mile, as seen, for example, on road signs in the UK. In such instances, the metre is usually abbreviated as 'mtr' or similar to avoid confusion with miles.
Physics
- M or m represents mass.
- M-theory is a proposed solution for problems in superstring theories.
Roman uses of M
- In the Roman naming convention, M is the abbreviation for the praenomen Marcus, and M' stands for Manius.
- In Roman numerals, M denotes one thousand. While the symbol had originally a different shape, it took on the shape of an M based on the association with Latin mille ("one thousand"). There are also separate Unicode characters for this number, 0x216F "Ⅿ" and 0x217F "ⅿ".
Theology
Topics referred to by the same term
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