M (disambiguation)
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M
is the thirteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet
M may also refer to
sound
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M is the thirteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The letter M is derived from the Phoenician Mem, via the Greek Mu . Semitic Mem probably originally pictured water...
is the thirteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet
M may also refer to
Film
- M (1931 film)M (1931 film)M is a 1931 German drama-thriller directed by Fritz Lang and written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou. It was Lang's first sound film, although he had directed more than a dozen films previously....
, a German film directed by Fritz Lang - M (1951 film)M (1951 film)M is a 1951 American remake of Fritz Lang's film of the same name, shifting the action from Berlin to Los Angeles and changing the killer's name from Hans Beckert to Martin W. Harrow. The remake, directed by Joseph Losey with David Wayne playing Peter Lorre's role, was not well received by critics...
, a remake of the previous, shifting the action from Berlin to Los Angeles - M (2007 film)M (2007 film)M is a 2007 South Korean drama film about a young writer who is experiencing hallucinations and nightmares.- Awards :M won three awards at the 6th Korean Film awards. The movie won awards for cinematography, lighting and art direction....
, made in South Korea - M, obsolete film rating in the American Motion Picture Association of America film rating system
- M, films recommended for mature audiences in the Australians Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)
- M, short for mature, is a rating used by organisations such as the Entertainment Software Rating BoardEntertainment Software Rating BoardThe Entertainment Software Rating Board is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and...
to denote that a video game or film contains mature content
Music
- "M" (song)M (song)"M" is a song written by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki from her album I Am... . The lead single from the album and Hamasaki's nineteenth overall, "M" marked Hamasaki's increased creative control over her music, as it was the first song she composed, under the pseudonym "CREA".The single is to date...
by Ayumi Hamasaki - "M," a song by Chantal Kreviazuk from her album Colour Moving and StillColour Moving and StillColour Moving and Still is the second album by Canadian singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released in 1999. An edition of the album is also available with a bonus disc.-Track listing:All songs written by Chantal Kreviazuk#"Blue" – 4:58...
- "M," a song by The Cure from their 1980 album Seventeen SecondsSeventeen SecondsSeventeen Seconds is the second studio album by The Cure, released in April 1980 by Fiction Records. It is the only Cure album to feature keyboardist Matthieu Hartley, and was featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album reached number 20 on the British album charts...
- M (album)M (album)M is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 2½ stars stating "If only all of this set were as brilliantly melodic and driving as its best three tracks".-Track listing:# "Boat Song"...
, a 1981 album by the John Abercrombie Quartet
Performers
- M (band)M (band)M was English musician Robin Scott's brief but very successful new wave/synthpop project in the late 1970s and early 1980s. M is most known for the 1979 hit "Pop Muzik", which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979, and #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on 3 November 1979...
, a British techno-pop project of the artist Robin Scott - M PeopleM PeopleM People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:...
, 1990s band - -M-, the stage name of French singer Matthieu Chedid
- M, the stage name of Korean singer Lee Min WooLee Min WooLee Min Woo , mononymously credited as M as a solo artist, was born on 28 July 1979. He is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the fourth member picked for the group. As part of Shinhwa, he has recorded nine studio albums as a vocalist and a rapper...
- M, the stage name of American singer and performance artist Mem NahadrMem NahadrMem Nahadr , is a jazz vocalist best known for the performance of the song Butterfly, composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop...
Print publications
- M (John Cage book)M (John Cage book)M: Writings ’67–’72 is a book by American avant-garde composer John Cage , first published in 1973 by Wesleyan University Press. It contains the following writings:* "Foreword"...
is a 1973 book by avantgarde composer John Cage - M (comics)M (comics)M is a fictional comic book superheroine, a mutant who appears in the X-Men family of books published by Marvel Comics...
, a fictional character associated with the X-Men universe - M (comic strip)M (comic strip)M is a Norwegian comic strip, written by Mads Eriksen. it is published in daily newspapers such as Dagbladet, as well as in its own monthly magazine M. Previously published as a guest strip in Pondus magazine, it established its own dedicated magazine near the end of 2006...
, a Norwegian comic strip - M (magazine)M (magazine)M Magazine is a monthly teen magazine. It is published by Bauer Publishing, the United States division of the German firm Bauer Verlagsgruppe. Like the majority of teenage magazines, it contains common features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion, hot couples, posters and more with celebrities that...
, a monthly teenage magazine published by Bauer Media Group
Other media
- M (James Bond)M (James Bond)M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. The head of MI6 and Bond's superior, M has been portrayed by three actors in the official Bond film series: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown and since 1995 by Judi Dench. Background =Ian Fleming...
, the codename of the fictional head of MI6 - M (videocassette format)M (videocassette format)M is the name of a professional analog recording videocassette format developed around 1982 by Matsushita and RCA. It was developed as a competitor to Sony's Betacam format...
, an obsolete format - M, the nickname for the Chobits anime character Minoru Kokubunji
- M, a one time name for Moe's Tavern in The Simpsons
- 'M, or MissingNO, a glitch Pokémon in Pokémon Red and Blue
Numbers and units of measurement
- m, milli-, 1/1000
- m, metreMetreThe metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
- m, mileMileA mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile...
- M, mega-, SI prefix for million, µ
- M, 1000 (number), Roman numeral and unicode
- M1 through M64ISO metric screw threadThe ISO metric screw threads are the world-wide most commonly used type of general-purpose screw thread. They were one of the first international standards agreed when the International Organization for Standardization was set up in 1947.-Basic profile:...
are ISO standards to designate the thread of a screw - MillionMillionOne million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
- M, the symbol for nautical mileNautical mileThe nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
Science and technology
- M bandM bandM band can refer to two different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, in the radio and near-infrared.-Radio:The M band is the range of radio frequencies from 60 GHz to 100 GHz in the electromagnetic spectrum. This is equal to wave lengths between 5 mm and 3 mm...
, radio frequencies from 60 to 100 GHz - M-theoryM-theoryIn theoretical physics, M-theory is an extension of string theory in which 11 dimensions are identified. Because the dimensionality exceeds that of superstring theories in 10 dimensions, proponents believe that the 11-dimensional theory unites all five string theories...
, a proposed solution for problems in superstring theories - M-code or just M, MATLABMATLABMATLAB is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages,...
programming language - M Class, a reddish stellar classificationStellar classificationIn astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
in the Morgan-Keenan system - M, molarity
- M, molar concentration
- M, molar massMolar massMolar mass, symbol M, is a physical property of a given substance , namely its mass per amount of substance. The base SI unit for mass is the kilogram and that for amount of substance is the mole. Thus, the derived unit for molar mass is kg/mol...
- m, molality
- M (programming language)M (programming language)M is a programming language developed by Microsoft. The language is designed specifically for building textual domain-specific languages and software models with XAML....
, developed by Microsoft - M, the MUMPSMUMPSMUMPS , or alternatively M, is a programming language created in the late 1960s, originally for use in the healthcare industry. It was designed for the production of multi-user database-driven applications...
programming language - m, in chemistry Magnetic quantum numberMagnetic quantum numberIn atomic physics, the magnetic quantum number is the third of a set of quantum numbers which describe the unique quantum state of an electron and is designated by the letter m...
- M, for methionineMethionineMethionine is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCHCH2CH2SCH3. This essential amino acid is classified as nonpolar. This amino-acid is coded by the codon AUG, also known as the initiation codon, since it indicates mRNA's coding region where translation into protein...
, an alpha amino acid in biochemistry - ATC code M Musculo-skeletal system, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
- Mu (rocket family), also known as M, a series of Japanese solid-fuelled carrier rockets
Other uses
, the IPA symbol for a bilabial nasalBilabial nasal
The bilabial nasal is a type of consonantal sound used in almost all spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is m...
sound
- Macy's, Inc., stock ticker symbol for the American department store chain
- M (fragrance)M (fragrance)As "M" was extremely successful worldwide, a limited edition was released in 2008. Its bottle looks like the original, however it is Gold instead of Purple....
, is a 2008 fragrance by Mariah Carey - M (New York City Subway service)M (New York City Subway service)The M Sixth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. It is colored orange on route signs, station signs, and the official subway map, since it runs on the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan....
- M, the postal code letter for TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
- M Ocean View a light rail line in San Francisco
- M-ratioM-ratioIn no-limit or pot-limit poker, a player's M-ratio is a measure of the health of his chip stack as a function of the cost to play each round. In simple terms, a player can sit passively in the game, making only compulsory bets, for M laps of the dealer button before running out of chips...
, a measure of the health of a player's chip stack in poker - M ResortM ResortM Resort Spa Casino is a luxury boutique hotel and casino on approximately at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway , in Henderson, Nevada. It is located near the affluent neighborhood of Southern Highlands and the proposed Southern Highlands Resort. The hotel includes...
, a hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada - m, the masculine grammatical genderGrammatical genderGrammatical gender is defined linguistically as a system of classes of nouns which trigger specific types of inflections in associated words, such as adjectives, verbs and others. For a system of noun classes to be a gender system, every noun must belong to one of the classes and there should be...
- M, BMW MBMW MBMW M GmbH is a subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW AG.BMW M, also known as M-Technik or just "M" was initially created to facilitate BMW’s racing program, which was very successful in the 1960s and 1970s...
a subsidiary of car manufacturer BMW - M., the abbreviation for MonsieurMonsieur' is an honorific title that used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It is also a customary French title of respect and term of address for a French-speaking man, corresponding to such English titles as Mr...
- M, the symbol for the old German currency German gold markGerman gold markThe Goldmark was the currency used in the German Empire from 1873 to 1914.-History:Before unification, the different German states issued a variety of different currencies, though most were linked to the Vereinsthaler, a silver coin containing 16⅔ grams of pure silver...
- \m/, a common way of typing cornaCornaThe sign of the horns is a hand gesture with a variety of meanings and uses in various cultures. It is formed by extending the index and little fingers while holding the middle and ring fingers down with the thumb.-Superstition:...
or devil's horns - m, maleMaleMale refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
gender - m., married
- M, a Canadian department store from 1986 to 1992 formerly known as Miracle Mart
- M, a series of Leica cameras designed and manufactured by Ernst Leitz (Wetzlar) and later Leica Camara AG