Mw

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of medium wave. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Initialism of microwave. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of morning wood. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Merriam-Webster OnLine has a slightly more extensive definition than the AHD […] MW (1a) and (1b) cover about the same ground as AHD (1) and (2) but divide it up a little differently; […]"

  2. 2
    MediaWiki.

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"On Nov. 18, 1929, a magnitude 7.4 Mw earthquake occurred 155 miles south of Newfoundland along the southern edge of the Grand Banks, Canada."

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