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tion done in your head, without using
aids such as pen, paper or calculator
mention mention /menʃ(ə)n/ verb to refer to
something briefly
as mentioned in
chapter 4
as I mentioned yesterday

No one mentioned the incident.
MEP MEP abbreviation mean effective pressure
Mercator’s projection Mercator’s projection /m%|ketəz
prə|d"ekʃ(ə)n/ noun a map projection
of the Earth onto a cylinder so that all
the parallels of latitude are the same
length as the equator
Since meridians
on this projection are represented by
parallel straight lines, it is impossible
to represent the poles on Mercator’s
projection.
Lambert’s projection
COMMENT: Named after the Latinised
name of G. Kremer, the Flemish-born
geographer who died in 1594.
mercury mercury /m%kjυri/ noun a silvercoloured
metallic element, liquid at
room temperature, used in thermometers

Manifold pressure gauges are
calibrated in inches of mercury.
mercury barometer mercury barometer /m%kjυri bə|
rɒmtə/ noun type of barometer where
the atmospheric pressure is balanced
against a column of mercury
The principle
of a mercury barometer has not
changed since 1643 when Torricelli
demonstrated that the atmosphere can
support a column of liquid.
meridian meridian /mə|rdiən/ noun an imaginary
great circle on the Earth’s surface
passing through the north and south
geographic poles
mesh mesh /meʃ/ noun a net-like structure 
verb (of gears) to link together with
cogs on another wheel
message message /mesd"/ noun a short
written, coded or verbal communication

The crew can use the public address
system to broadcast messages to the
passengers.
There’s a message from
Mr. Jones on your desk.
met met /met/ abbreviation meteorology
metal metal /met(ə)l/ noun one of the
metallic elements e.g. iron, gold, mercury,
copper, aluminium
metallic metallic /me|tlk/ adjective referring
to or like metal  metallic materials
metals such as aluminium, titanium,
steel, etc.
Some fire extinguishers do
not harm metallic, wooden, plastic or
fabric materials.  non-metallic materials
wood, plastics, fabrics, etc., which
are not made of metal
METAR METAR /mitɑ/ abbreviation aviation
routine weather report
meteorological meteorological /mitiərə|
lɒd"k(ə)l/ adjective referring to meteorology
 meteorological forecast a
prediction of the weather to come 
meteorological visibility the greatest
horizontal distance at which objects can
be seen and recognised by an observer
on the ground with normal eyesight and
under conditions of normal daylight
illumination
Meteorological visibility
is given in metres up to 5,000 metres,
and thereafter in kilometres.
MOTNE
meteorological chart meteorological chart /mitiərə|
lɒd"k(ə)l tʃɑt/ noun a chart of part
of the Earth’s surface with information
about weather conditions
meteorological conditions meteorological conditions
/mitiərəlɒd"k(ə)l kən|dʃ(ə)nz/
plural noun a description of the weather
in a given area
meteorologist meteorologist /mitiə|rɒləd"st/
noun a person who studies, reports and
forecasts the weather
The analysis of
the surface chart is the procedure in
which the meteorologist completes the
chart by inserting the fronts and isobars
in their correct positions.
meteorology meteorology /mitiə|rɒləd"i/ noun
a science which studies weather and
weather conditions
Terrestrial radiation
plays an important part in meteorology.
meter meter /mitə/ noun 1. US same as
metre 2. a device to measure current,
rate of flow, vertical distance, speed,
etc.
a gas meter
altimeter, ammeter,
flowmeter
methanol methanol /meθənɒl/ noun a colourless,
toxic, flammable liquid, CH3OH,
used as an antifreeze, a general solvent,
and a fuel, also called methyl alcohol or
wood alcohol
Power output can be
restored, or can be boosted to a value
over 100% maximum power, by the
injection of a water/methanol mixture
149 minimum
at the compressor inlet or at the combustion
chamber inlet.
method method /meθəd/ noun a particular
　
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