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| Mercury vapor lamp
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A high-intensity discharge lamp that uses mercury as the primary light-producing element. Includes clear, phosphor coated, and self-ballasted lamps. |
| Merge
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(1) To join together. To unite. To combine. (2) To lose identity by being absorbed. |
| Merged credit report
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A credit report that obtains information from the Big Three credit-reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Corp. |
| Merger
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Combination of two or more interests, such as businesses or investments, into one. |
| Merger of title
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Forming two or more parcels of property under one title. |
| Meridian
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A longitudinal reference line that traverses the earth in a north-south direction; all meridians circle the earth through the equator and converge at the north and south poles; used by surveyors in describing property under the Government Rectangular Survey Method. |
| Merlon
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The solid part of a parapet (the masonry wall around the edge of a roof) as opposed to the open, evenly spaced square notches, called crenellations, in the wall. |
| Mesh
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(1) Netlike, woven material of fiber or wire. (2) To become entangled. (3) To fit together closely, to interlock. |
| Mesh tape
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Gypsum wallboard joint tape made with fiberglass. |
| Mesne
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In between, intermediate, intervening; passing an interest from a principal to a second party and then to a third party. |
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