memorise /mem.ra.z/, memorize
verb to fix in the memory, to learn by heart . It is helpful if a student pilot can memorise certain items, such as down-wind checks, early in his training.
memory /mem(.)ri/ noun 1. the mental ability of remembering and recalling past events or information . he has a good memory he remembers things easily 2. part of a computer which is used for the fast recall of infor-mation . The computer cannot run many programs at the same time because it doesn’t have enough mem-ory.
mental /ment(.)l/ adjective referring to the mind or brain . Anoxia severely limits physical and mental perform-ance. . mental calculation a calcula-
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tion done in your head, without using
aids such as pen, paper or calculator mention /men.(.)n/ verb to refer to something briefly . as mentioned in chapter 4 . as I mentioned yesterday . No one mentioned the incident.
MEP abbreviation mean effective pres-sure
Mercator’s projection /mke.t.z pr.dek.(.)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 /mkjυri/ noun a silver-coloured metallic element, liquid at room temperature, used in thermome-ters . Manifold pressure gauges are calibrated in inches of mercury.
mercury barometer /mkjυri b.
r.m.t./ noun type of barometer where the atmospheric pressure is balanced against a column of mercury . The prin-ciple of a mercury barometer has not changed since 1643 when Torricelli demonstrated that the atmosphere can support a column of liquid.
meridian /m.r.di.n/ noun an imagi-nary great circle on the Earth’s surface passing through the north and south geographic poles
mesh /me./ noun a net-like structure . verb (of gears) to link together with cogs on another wheel
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/ abbreviation meteorology metal /met(.)l/ noun one of the metallic elements e.g. iron, gold, mer-cury, copper, aluminium
metallic /metl.k/ adjective refer-
ring to or like metal . metallic materi-als metals such as aluminium, titanium, steel, etc. . Some fire extinguishers do not harm metallic, wooden, plastic or fabric materials. . non-metallic mate-rials wood, plastics, fabrics, etc., which are not made of metal
METAR /mitɑ/ abbreviation avia-tion routine weather report
meteorological /miti.r. l.d.k(.)l/ adjective referring to mete-orology . 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
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