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MT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does MT mean?
• MT (noun)
The noun MT has 4 senses:
1. a radioactive transuranic element
2. a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
3. a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
4. the use of computers to translate from one language to another
Familiarity information: MT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 109; element 109; meitnerium; Mt
Hypernyms ("Mt" is a kind of...):
chemical element; element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
metric ton; MT; t; tonne
Hypernyms ("MT" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "MT"):
quintal (a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Mont.; Montana; MT; Treasure State
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "MT"):
capital of Montana; Helena (capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana)
Yellowstone; Yellowstone River (a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park)
Sun River (a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River)
Milk; Milk River (a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
Little Missouri; Little Missouri River (a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota)
Little Bighorn; Little Bighorn River; Little Horn (a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand)
Bighorn; Bighorn River (a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana)
Missoula (a university town in western Montana)
Great Falls (a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power)
Butte (a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper)
Billings (the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river)
Bozeman (a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park)
Yellowstone National Park (the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears)
Domain member region:
Battle of Little Bighorn; Battle of the Little Bighorn; Custer's Last Stand; Little Bighorn (a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command)
Holonyms ("MT" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The use of computers to translate from one language to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("MT" is a kind of...):
computational linguistics (the use of computers for linguistic research and applications)
AI; artificial intelligence (the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively)
Context examples
Microtubules (MTs) are a major component of this cellular support structure.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
The anticachexia agent MT-102 may increase protein synthesis and decrease muscle protein breakdown.
(Anticachexia Agent MT-102, NCI Thesaurus)
The HLA antigens are encoded by closely linked multiallelic genes of the HLA (MHC) complex, a region containing several genetic loci (HLA-A, -B, -C, -DP, -DQ, -DR, -MB, -MT, and -Te).
(MHC Class I Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
When tyrosine was removed from MTs by a natural process called detyrosination, the MTs formed tighter, stiffer connections with the sarcomeres and restricted contraction.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
Like a spring, the MTs returned to their normal shape between beats.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
The scientists found that MTs are linked to sarcomeres through a lattice-like structure.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
MTs can transmit mechanical signals and, like rods or struts, resist compression in contracting heart cells.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
The group used an advanced imaging approach to observe fluorescently tagged MTs inside beating mouse and rat heart cells in real time.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
They found a correlation between lower MT tyrosine levels and decreased heart function.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
A team led by Dr. Benjamin Prosser at the University of Pennsylvania set out to determine the role that MTs play in heart function.
(Microtubules’ role in heart cell contraction revealed, NIH)
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