[syn: Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military Intelligence Section 6]
8. the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mi \Mi\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i.
e., to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of
any scale in the American system.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Centesimo \Cen*tes"i*mo\ (s[e^]n"t[e^]s"[i^]*m[-o]), n.; pl.
-mi (s[e^]n"t[e^]s"[i^]*m[=e]). [It. & Sp.]
A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
MI
n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: myocardial
infarction, myocardial infarct, MI]
2: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile [syn:
nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi, geographical
mile, Admiralty mile]
3: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters;
historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of
arc in latitude [syn: nautical mile, mile, mi, naut
mi, knot, international nautical mile, air mile]
4: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly
1609.344 meters [syn: mile, statute mile, stat mi,
land mile, international mile, mi]
5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: Michigan, Wolverine State,
Great Lakes State, MI]
6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on
British territory [syn: Security Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 5]
7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: Secret Intelligence Service, MI, Military
Intelligence Section 6]
8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major
scale in solmization
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
MI
Management Interface
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Mi-Wuk Village, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 1485
Housing Units (2000): 1268
Land area (2000): 3.363309 sq. miles (8.710931 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007478 sq. miles (0.019368 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.370787 sq. miles (8.730299 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48298
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 38.061053 N, 120.187524 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mi-Wuk Village, CA
Mi-Wuk Village
Mi, CA
Mi