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  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • mail user agent — (messaging)   (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
  • manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
  • multilingualism — using or able to speak several or many languages with some facility.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
  • natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
  • neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
  • numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
  • nursing studies — the study of nursing
  • oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
  • obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
  • opisthognathous — having receding jaws.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • organomagnesium — pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.
  • outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • pressure-piping — Pressure-piping is a set of pipes which are used to contain fluid at high pressure.
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
  • public spending — expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises
  • puffin crossing — a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors. The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
  • pulsejet engine — a jet engine equipped with valves that continuously open to admit air, then close during combustion, giving a pulsating thrust: used to power the V-1, a German buzz bomb, in World War II.
  • quadragenarians — Plural form of quadragenarian.
  • quasi-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • queen's english — king's English.
  • queen's highway — king's highway.
  • quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
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