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Materials HandlingnounMWEact of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devicesverified
Maternal QualitynounMWEthe quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a motherverified
Maternal-Infant BondingnounMWEthe attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birthverified
Maternity HospitalnounMWEa hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infantsverified
Maternity WardnounMWEa hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infantsverified
Mathematical FunctionnounMWE(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)verified
Mathematical GroupnounMWEa set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverseverified
Mathematical LogicnounMWEany logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validityverified
Mathematical RelationnounMWEa relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)verified
Mathematical SpacenounMWE(mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kindverified
Mathematical SymbolnounMWEa character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operationverified
Mathematics DepartmentnounMWEthe academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematicsverified
Matilija PoppynounMWEtall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowersverified
Matrimonial LawnounMWEthat branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimonyverified
Matrimony VinenounMWEany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesverified
Matrix InversionnounMWEdetermination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrixverified
Matrix PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Matrix TranspositionnounMWEthe interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding columnverified
Matter of FactnounMWEa disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decideverified
Matter of LawnounMWEa disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decideverified
Mature-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturity-Onset DiabetesnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maturity-Onset Diabetes MellitusnounMWEmild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adultsverified
Maul OaknounMWEmedium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leavesverified
Maxillary ArterynounMWEeither of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the faceverified
Maximum and Minimum ThermometernounMWEthermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of timeverified
Maximum Tolerable DowntimenounMWEThe amount of time mission/business processes can be disrupted without causing significant harm to the organization’s mission.verified
Mcnamara FallacynounMWEpresum[ing] that (A) quantitative models of reality are always more accurate than other models; (B) the quantitative measurements that can be made most easily must be the most relevant; and (C) factors other than those currently being used in quantitative metrics must either not exist or not have a significant influence on success. Also known as the quantitative fallacy.verified
Meadow BeautynounMWEany of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowersverified
Meadow BrightnounMWEswamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Meadow ButtercupnounMWEperennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North Americaverified
Meadow FescuenounMWEgrass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawnsverified
Meadow FoxtailnounMWEstout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikesverified
Meadow GoldenrodnounMWElarge North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branchesverified
Meadow Jumping MousenounMWEwidely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canadaverified
Meadow LilynounMWEcommon lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brownverified
Meadow PeanounMWEscrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed podsverified
Meadow SaffronnounMWEbulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowersverified
Mean DeviationnounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distributionverified
Mean Deviation From the MeannounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distributionverified
Mean DistancenounMWEthe arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primaryverified
Mean Solar TimenounMWE(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)verified
Mean SunnounMWEa theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speedsverified
Mean ValuenounMWEan average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of nverified
Means GrassnounMWEtall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodderverified