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| Metric ton
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Metric weight which equals 1000 kilograms or 2204.62 U.S. pounds. U.S. short ton is 2000 pounds and the standard U.K. long ton is 2240 pounds. |
| Metric wrench
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Based on metric measurements, metric wrenches are commonly used on a variety of applications. They are especially helpful when working on items from foreign countries that often employ metric measurements on autos, motorcycles and electronic equipment. |
| Metropolitan area
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Urbanized area in and around a major city. The metropolitan area may overlap county and state boundaries and may encompass a city, its suburbs, and the towns and rural areas within the orbit of its social and economic influence. |
| Metropolitan statistical area (msa)
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One or more counties having a population of at least 50,000. A Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) is an area with two or more Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA). A CMSA must also include at least 1 million people. |
| Mexican paver tile
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Hand-made tiles that vary in color, texture and appearance and which are used mainly on floors. The terra-cotta like tiles are made in hexagon, octagon, elongated hexagon, fleur-de-lis, square and other shapes. Coated with various types of sealers to provide a wearing surface. |
| Mezzanine
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Balcony or low ceiling overhang just above the main floor and below the next story. In a theater, a mezzanine is the first balcony above the stage. |
| Micro
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(1) Exceptionally little; extraordinarily small. (2) One millionth part of a specified unit. |
| Micro-cutting
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A plant produced by micropropagation. |
| Micro-nutrients
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Mineral elements which are needed by some plants in very small quantities. If the plants you are growing require specific 'trace elements' and they are not available in the soil, they must be added. |
| Microampere
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One millionth of an ampere. |
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