MOV
Initialism of metal-oxide varistor.
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movement
An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
MOVPE
nounManufacturing
Initialism of metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy.
mower-conditioner
A farm machine that cuts hay crops and simultaneously crimps or crushes the stalks to speed up drying.
MP
nameRail equipment
Initialism of Missouri Pacific.
MPC
Initialism of Mobile Passport Control.
MPG
Initialism of miles per gallon.
MPO
Initialism of Mercury Planetary Orbiter.
MPS
Initialism of main propulsion system (of the Space Shuttle).
MR
nameRail equipment
Initialism of Midland Railway.
MRB
Initialism of Material Review Board, system of recorded investigative checks done on failed components or processes to improve quality.
MRO
Initialism of maintenance, repair, and overhaul.
MRT
A form of heavy-rail rapid-transit system that utilizes modern Electric Multiple Units to transport commuters between stations.
MS
M/S: Initialism of motor ship.
MSA
Initialism of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.
MSB
Initialism of main switchboard.
MSHA
Acronym of Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSI
Initialism of medium scale integration.
MSR
Initialism of Mars Sample Return mission.
MTC
the Montreal Transit Corporation, the public transit corporation for the megacity and Island of Montreal; it replaced the MUCTC in 2002.
MTF
Initialism of Mississippi Test Facility.
MTSO
Acronym of Mobile Telephone Switching Office.
muckology
The "science" of mucking around in cow manure.
MUCTC
the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corporation, the public transit corporation for the Montreal Urban Community; it was replaced by the MTC in 2002, it replaced the Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission in 1985.
mud
Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
mud cracking
nounConstruction
Surface cracking resembling a dried mud flat.
mud slab
nounConstruction
A layer of concrete, typically 2 to 6 inches thick, poured below the structural slab but above a layer of wet or muddy soil.
mudcap
An explosive charge covered in mud, sand, or similar material before detonation, instead of being placed in a borehole.
mudstone
A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.
muff
A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
muffler
nounAutomotive
A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
mulch
Any material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
mulching
The act of preparing/applying a mulch.
mule
A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
mule twist
nounManufacturing
cotton yarn in cops, spun on a mule; in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame. It was, apparently, more elastic than similar yarns in its era.
Muley axle
nounRail equipment
A car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals.
muller
nounMetallurgy
A machine that mixes clay and sand under a roller for use in preparing a mould for metal casting.
mullock
Overburden: waste material generated while searching for minerals or while mining, such as when sinking a shaft.
mullocker
A worker who clears waste material from a mine.
multialarm
adjectiveIndustrial safety
Requiring the work of several firetrucks to contain or extinguish.
multiar
A device which produces an output signal when a varying voltage applied at one input exceeds an adjustable constant voltage applied at another
multicore
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit
multidrop
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Of a computer bus, having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and negotiating with the others in order to send.
multigait
adjectiveRobotics
Having multiple gaits to adapt to the environment.
multigraph
A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
multigrid
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Having more than one grid electrode (of electronic vacuum tubes)
multilink
adjectiveAutomotive
Being or pertaining to a kind of vehicle suspension using three or more lateral arms and one or more longitudinal arms.
multinegative
An array of several negatives to be printed together by photolithography
multipath
A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in a signal reaching the receiving antenna by two or more paths.
multiple unit
nounRail equipment
A train consisting of one or more self-propelled cars capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still being controlled from one cab.
multiplexer
A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
multipoint
adjectiveElectrical engineering
Connecting multiple service points.
multipositive
An array of several positive images to be printed together by photolithography
multiprocessor
A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.
multiresolutional
adjectiveOptics and imaging
That employs multiple resolutions
multistage
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Composed of multiple detachable parts.
multitrack
adjectiveRail equipment
Of a railway line: having multiple, parallel tracks.
Multitronic
nameAutomotive
A continuously variable transmission, in some Audi cars, that uses a chain instead of a belt.
multivibrator
An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.
Musang King
A cultivar of Durio ziberthinus (“species”), a type of durian (“the king of fruit”), called the "king of durians".