MT
Encyclopedia
Automotive
- Honda MT, a motorcycle
- Hyundai Mega TruckHyundai Mega TruckThe Hyundai Mega Truck is a line of medium-duty commercial vehicle by Hyundai Motor Company. The range was primarily available as cargo and dump truck. Its model truck name is 'Hyundai'...
, a medium-duty truck - Manual transmissionManual transmissionA manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox or standard transmission is a type of transmission used in motor vehicle applications...
, a part of a car - Motor TrendMotor TrendMotor Trend is an American automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, issued by Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles, and bearing the tag line "The Magazine for a Motoring World". Petersen Publishing was sold to British publisher EMAP in 1998, who sold the former Petersen...
, an automotive magazine
Computing and the Internet
- Machine translationMachine translationMachine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
, a subfield of computational linguistics - Mauritius TelecomMauritius TelecomMauritius Telecom is a telecommunications and Internet service provider in Mauritius, a small republic in the Indian Ocean. The company has about 332,000 fixed telephone lines customers, 650,000 mobile customers, 25,000 customers...
, a telecommunications and Internet service provider - Media TempleMedia TempleMedia Temple is a website hosting and software application services company based in Culver City, California, USA. It is a pioneer of "grid hosting", whereby multiple stand-alone servers are linked to provide additional capacity for clients during periods of peak demand...
, a website hosting company - Mersenne twister, a pseudorandom number generator
- Monotype CorporationMonotype CorporationMonotype Imaging Holdings is a Delaware corporation based in Woburn, Massachusetts and specializing in typesetting and typeface design as well as text and imaging solutions for use with consumer electronics devices. Monotype Imaging Holdings is the owner of Monotype Imaging Inc., Linotype,...
, a font company - Movable TypeMovable TypeMovable Type is a weblog publishing system developed by the company Six Apart. It was publicly announced on September 3, 2001; version 1.0 was publicly released on October 8, 2001. On 12 December 2007, Movable Type was relicensed as free software under the GNU General Public License...
, a weblog publishing system - .mt.mt.mt is the Internet country code top-level domain for Malta. It is sometimes used for Montana related websites.- Second-level domains :Registrations are at the third level beneath these names:* com.mt: commercial entities...
, the top-level Internet domain for Malta - Empty, meaning "out of ammunitionAmmunitionAmmunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
" in text speak - Magnetic tape data storageMagnetic tape data storageMagnetic tape data storage uses digital recording on to magnetic tape to store digital information. Modern magnetic tape is most commonly packaged in cartridges and cassettes. The device that performs actual writing or reading of data is a tape drive...
, digital recording on magnetic tape - Main Tank, the person who soaks up all the damage in an MMORPG; see Tank (gaming)
- Megatransfer, referring to a number of data transfers or operations; see transfer (computing)
- Multi-threading, a concept in computer programming; see thread (computer science)Thread (computer science)In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest unit of processing that can be scheduled by an operating system. The implementation of threads and processes differs from one operating system to another, but in most cases, a thread is contained inside a process...
- MT, short for mistype, a declaration of a mistake or typo when typing in a live-text platform such as instant messenger
- MT, short for Modified Tweet on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
Geography and languages
- MT, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, a nation of Mediterranean islands - mt, the ISO 639 alpha-2 language code for the Maltese languageMaltese languageMaltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
- MT, the ISO 3166-2:BR subdivision code for Mato GrossoMato GrossoMato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...
, a state in Brazil - MT, the state abbreviation for MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, one of the United States of America - Mt., the abbreviation of "Mount", meaning mountainMountainImage:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
, in the names of many mountains - MT, Mountain Time ZoneMountain Time ZoneThe Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
, a time zone in North America - MT, abbreviation for car plates and used abbreviation of name of the town of Martin, SlovakiaMartin, SlovakiaMartin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...
Media and entertainment
- M. T. Vasudevan NairM. T. Vasudevan NairMadathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...
, a Malayalam writer - Magical Trevor, a cartoon by Jonti PickingJonti PickingJonathan "Jonti" Picking , otherwise known as Weebl, is a British Internet personality and flash animator and is the creator of Weebl's Stuff....
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
, a webcomic - Megatron (Transformers), a fictional robot/character in the Transformers franchise
- Meridian TonightMeridian TonightMeridian Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ITV Meridian , serving the South and South East of England , and usually broadcast at 6pm and 10.30pm every weeknight. Other bulletins are branded as Meridian News...
, a British regional news programme - Modern TalkingModern TalkingModern Talking was a German dance pop duo consisting of Thomas Anders and Dieter Bohlen. Their music has often been classified as Europop. They have been referred to as Germany's most successful pop duo, and have had a number of hit singles, reaching the top 5 in many countries...
, a band - Modern Tramway, the longtime former title of a British magazine
- Moon TycoonMoon TycoonMoon Tycoon is a city-building computer game released in 2001 by Anarchy Enterprises and Unique Entertainment. It is based on the creation of a lunar colony or city...
, a simulation computer game - Monopoly TycoonMonopoly TycoonMonopoly Tycoon is a construction and management simulation PC game published in 2001. The player operates a business that owns stores and apartments in a city derived from the Monopoly board game. Instead of using dice, the game relies more on the speed and innovativeness of the players. In the...
, a video game - Muscle Tracer, an enemy in the Armored Core video game series
- Musical theatreMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune, an arcade racing game
- Master tone, a form of musical ringtone
- Marianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench is a Juno-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001. They have released three full length albums, the most recent titled Ever After, released on November 21, 2011...
, a Canadian pop rock band
Mobiles
- Mobile-terminated, a call, text message or data received on a mobile telephone
- Mobile Terminal, part of a Mobile Station in the GSM System architecture
Religion
- Gospel of MatthewGospel of MatthewThe Gospel According to Matthew is one of the four canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. It tells of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth...
, part of the New Testament - Masoretic TextMasoretic TextThe Masoretic Text is the authoritative Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible and is regarded as Judaism's official version of the Tanakh. While the Masoretic Text defines the books of the Jewish canon, it also defines the precise letter-text of these biblical books, with their vocalization and...
, the Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible (Tanakh)
Biology
- MicrotubuleMicrotubuleMicrotubules are a component of the cytoskeleton. These rope-like polymers of tubulin can grow as long as 25 micrometers and are highly dynamic. The outer diameter of microtubule is about 25 nm. Microtubules are important for maintaining cell structure, providing platforms for intracellular...
, a component of the cytoskeleton - MitochondrionMitochondrionIn cell biology, a mitochondrion is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in most eukaryotic cells. These organelles range from 0.5 to 1.0 micrometers in diameter...
, an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells - Medial temporal, part of the temporal lobeTemporal lobeThe temporal lobe is a region of the cerebral cortex that is located beneath the Sylvian fissure on both cerebral hemispheres of the mammalian brain....
of the brain - Visual area MT (see Visual cortexVisual cortexThe visual cortex of the brain is the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe, in the back of the brain....
), also called V5 - MetallothioneinMetallothioneinMetallothionein is a family of cysteine-rich, low molecular weight proteins. They are localized to the membrane of the Golgi apparatus...
, a protein
Health and medical
- Magnetization transferMagnetization transferMagnetization transfer , as commonly used in biomedical MRI, refers to the transfer of longitudinal magnetization from the hydrogen nuclei of water that have restricted motion to the hydrogen nuclei of water that moves with many degrees of freedom...
, a process contributing to image contrast in Magnetic resonance imaging - Massage therapy, adding directed pressure to the body
- Massage Therapist, the title of someone who performs massage therapy
- Medical TechnologistMedical technologistA Medical Laboratory Scientist is a healthcare professional who performs chemical, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological diagnostic analyses on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid , peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial...
, a healthcare professional who performs diagnostic tests - Medical transcriptionMedical transcriptionMedical transcription, also known as MT, is an allied health profession, which deals in the process of transcription, or converting voice-recorded reports as dictated by physicians and/or other healthcare professionals, into text format.-History:...
, the field of transcribing medical information - Middle Temporal area, a region of the visual cortexVisual cortexThe visual cortex of the brain is the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe, in the back of the brain....
where the motion of objects is analyzed - Motivational therapyMotivational therapyMotivational therapy is a combination of humanistic treatment and enhanced cognitive-behavioral strategies, designed to treat substance abuse...
, a treatment for substance abuse
Measurements
- MT, the measure for one million Transfer (computing) operations per second
- Mt, the symbol for megatonne, a unit of mass equal to one million tonneTonneThe tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI...
s (109 kg) - Mt, the symbol for megaton (of TNT equivalentTNT equivalentTNT equivalent is a method of quantifying the energy released in explosions. The ton of TNT is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 gigajoules, which is approximately the amount of energy released in the detonation of one ton of TNT...
), a unit of explosive power - MT, the symbol for megatesla, the SI unit of magnetic flux density
- mt or MT, a U.S. abbreviation for the metric ton, an alternative term for tonne, a measurement of mass equal to one thousand kilograms
- mT, the symbol for millitesla, the SI unit of magnetic flux density
Other
- MagnetotelluricsMagnetotelluricsMagnetotellurics is an electromagnetic geophysical method of imaging the earth's subsurface by measuring natural variations of electrical and magnetic fields at the Earth's surface. Investigation depth ranges from 300m below ground by recording higher frequencies down to 10,000m or deeper with...
, a method of imaging underground structures - Materials TodayMaterials TodayMaterials Today is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1998. It covers all aspects of materials science and is published by Elsevier. The editor in chief is Jonathan Agbenyega...
, a scientific journal - Mt, the symbol for chemical element meitneriumMeitneriumMeitnerium is a chemical element with the symbol Mt and atomic number 109. It is placed as the heaviest member of group 9 in the periodic table but a sufficiently stable isotope is not known at this time which would allow chemical experiments to confirm its position, unlike its lighter...
Transport
- Mississauga TransitMississauga TransitMiWay , is a public transport agency serving Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The city's Transportation and Works department is in charge of its operation....
, a public transit operator in Mississauga, Ontario - Thomas Cook AirlinesThomas Cook AirlinesThomas Cook Airlines is a British charter airline based in Manchester, England. It serves main holiday resorts worldwide, from its main bases at Manchester and Gatwick.The airline also operates services from nine other bases in the United Kingdom....
, "MT" in IATA airline designator code - Motor Tanker or Motor Transport in the name of a ship
- Name prefix for Merchant vesselMerchant vesselA merchant vessel is a ship that transports cargo or passengers. The closely related term commercial vessel is defined by the United States Coast Guard as any vessel engaged in commercial trade or that carries passengers for hire...
s Motor Tanker or Motor Tug Boat
- Name prefix for Merchant vessel
Other meanings
- Machine taperMachine taperA machine taper is a system for securing cutting bits and other accessories to a machine tool's spindle.- Explanation :Machine tool operators must be able to install or remove tool bits quickly and easily. A lathe, for example, has a rotating spindle in its headstock, to which one may want to mount...
, a system for securing accessories to a machine tool (or Morse taper, one particular type of machine taper) - Modus tollensModus tollensIn classical logic, modus tollens has the following argument form:- Formal notation :...
, a concept in logic - Muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
, Thai martial art - The Musical TimesThe Musical TimesThe Musical Times is an academic journal of classical music edited and produced in the United Kingdom. It is currently the oldest such journal that is still publishing in the UK, having been published continuously since 1844. It was published as The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular until...
, a classical music journal - "Membership Training", a casual term used in KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
that refers to trips taken for the purpose of team building