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13-letter words containing m, i, n, a, e

  • linden family — the plant family Tiliaceae, characterized by deciduous trees or shrubs having simple, usually alternate leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry, woody fruit, and including the basswood, jute, and linden.
  • little cayman — an island in the W Caribbean: smallest of the Cayman Islands, NE of Grand Cayman. 10 sq. mi. (26 sq. km).
  • luxembourgian — of or relating to Luxembourg, its people, or their language.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • maccheroncini — thin pasta tubes made from wheat flour
  • machiavellian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
  • machine cycle — (processor)   The four steps which the CPU carries out for each machine language instruction: fetch, decode, execute, and store. These steps are performed by the control unit, and may be fixed in the logic of the CPU or may be programmed as microcode which is itself usually fixed (in ROM) but may be (partially) modifiable (stored in RAM). The fetch cycle places the current program counter contents (the address of the next instruction to execute) on the address bus and reads in the word at that location into the instruction register (IR). In RISC CPUs instructions are usually a single word but in other architectures an instruction may be several words long, necessitating several fetches. The decode cycle uses the contents of the IR to determine which gates should be opened between the CPU's various functional units and busses and what operation the ALU(s) should perform (e.g. add, bitwise and). Each gate allows data to flow from one unit to another (e.g. from register 0 to ALU input 1) or enables data from one output onto a certain bus. In the simplest case ("horizontal encoding") each bit of the instruction register controls a single gate or several bits may control the ALU operation. This is rarely used because it requires long instruction words (such an architecture is sometimes called a very long instruction word architecture). Commonly, groups of bits from the IR are fed through decoders to control higher level aspects of the CPU's operation, e.g. source and destination registers, addressing mode and ALU operation. This is known as vertical encoding. One way RISC processors gain their advantage in speed is by having simple instruction decoding which can be performed quickly. The execute cycle occurs when the decoding logic has settled and entails the passing of values between the various function units and busses and the operation of the ALU. A simple instruction will require only a single execute cycle whereas a complex instruction (e.g. subroutine call or one using memory indirect addressing) may require three or four. Instructions in a RISC typically (but not invariably) take only a single cycle. The store cycle is when the result of the instruction is written to its destination, either a register or a memory location. This is really part of the execute cycle because some instructions may write to multiple destinations as part of their execution.
  • machine error — an error caused by a fault or defect in a machine rather than by human error
  • machine screw — a threaded fastener, either used with a nut or driven into a tapped hole, usually having a diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or less and a slotted head for tightening by a screwdriver.
  • machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
  • macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
  • macro-mineral — any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • macroeconomic — the branch of economics dealing with the broad and general aspects of an economy, as the relationship between the income and investments of a country as a whole.
  • macronutrient — Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
  • magazine rack — shelf for storing periodicals
  • magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
  • magna graecia — the ancient colonial cities and settlements of Greece in S Italy.
  • magnanimities — Plural form of magnanimity.
  • magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
  • magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
  • magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
  • magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
  • magnetic head — head (def 33).
  • magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
  • magnetic mine — an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.
  • magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
  • magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
  • magnetic tape — strip sensitive to electromagnets
  • magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
  • magnetic wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
  • magnetic-tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
  • magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
  • magnetisation — Alternative spelling of magnetization.
  • magnetization — the process of magnetizing or the state of being magnetized.
  • magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
  • magnetomotive — (physics) capable of producing magnetic flux.
  • magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
  • magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
  • magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
  • magniloquence — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
  • magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
  • maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
  • maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
  • maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
  • main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
  • mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
  • mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
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