MO

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.],
     manner of operating. Often abbreviated to {MO}
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mo \Mo\, (Chem.)
     chemical symbol for the element {molybdenum}.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  MO \MO\,
     abbreviation for {modus operandi}, manner of operating; --
     often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses
     to perpetrate his crime.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -mo \-mo\
     A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the
     numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by
     folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo
     or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as,
     duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the
     number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16[deg],
     18[deg], etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mo \Mo\ (m[=o]), a., adv., & n. [Written also {moe}.] [AS.
     m[=a]. See {More}.]
     More; -- usually, more in number. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           An hundred thousand mo.                  --Chaucer.
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           Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it.
                                                    --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mo
       n 1: a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and
            tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and
            harden steel [syn: {molybdenum}, {atomic number 42}]
       2: a midwestern state in central United States; a border state
          during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to
          the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
          [syn: {Missouri}, {Show Me State}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  MO
       Management Object (OSI)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  mo
       
           The {country code} for Macau.
       
          (1999-01-27)