metacarpus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
metacenter
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
metacentre
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
metacentric chromosome
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
metacyesis
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– Engelsk
~ pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
metadata
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– Engelsk
~ data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications"
metagenesis
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~ alternation of sexual and asexual generations
metaknowledge
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~ knowledge about knowledge
metal drum
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
metal glove
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a glove of armored leather; protects the hand
metal detector
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal
metal filing
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file
metal
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
metal
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.