M
pronunciation
How to pronounce M in British English:
UK [em]
How to pronounce M in American English:
US [ɛm]
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- Noun:
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 094 yards)
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- Adjective:
- denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Word Origin
- M
- 13th letter, from Greek mu, from Semitic mem. The Roman symbol for 1,000; sometimes used in this sense in English 15c.-16c.; but in late 20c. newspaper headlines it stands for million. As a thickness of type, from 1680s.
Example
- 1. The largest blocks are over 10 ft ( 3 m ) long .
- 2. It was viewed from about 13 ft ( 4 m ) above sea level .
- 3. That would mean that the speed would be 180 m / s or 400 mph .
- 4. All the cylinders can be blocked when the vehicle overcomes ditches that are up to 4 m wide .
- 5. The researchers were able to " reconstruct " nearly 1000 sq m of the forest 's trees and plant distributions .