M vs. N
Mnoun
(music) measure
Mnoun
(obsolete) thousand
Mverb
(knitting) make
M
M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, 178-180, 242.
M
As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English and Latin.
Mnoun
A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number.
Mnoun
A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.
Mnoun
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Mnoun
concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent
Mnoun
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Mnoun
the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
Madjective
denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
M
M, or m, is the thirteenth letter of the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is em (pronounced ), plural ems.
Nnoun
north
Nnoun
(grammar) noun
Nnoun
(grammar) neuter gender
Nnoun
(organic chemistry) normal
Nnoun
Neutral
Nnoun
No
Nnoun
Shortening of and, used in set phrases like rock-n-roll.
N
the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, 243-246.
Nnoun
A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
Nnoun
(of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
Nnoun
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
Nnoun
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
Nnoun
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
Nnoun
the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
N
N, or n, is the fourteenth letter in the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. Its name in English is en (pronounced ), plural ens.
