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| Metric measure
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Decimal system of weights and measures with the basic units being: The gram (.0022046 pound) of weight. The meter (39.37 inches) of length. The liter (61.025) of capacity. |
| Metric threads
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Machine threads measured in metric units. |
| Metric ton
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Metric weight which equals 1000 kilograms or 2204.62 U.S. pounds. U.S. short ton is 2000 pounds and the standard U.K. long ton is 2240 pounds. |
| Metric wrench
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Based on metric measurements, metric wrenches are commonly used on a variety of applications. They are especially helpful when working on items from foreign countries that often employ metric measurements on autos, motorcycles and electronic equipment. |
| Metropolitan area
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Urbanized area in and around a major city. The metropolitan area may overlap county and state boundaries and may encompass a city, its suburbs, and the towns and rural areas within the orbit of its social and economic influence. |
| Metropolitan statistical area (msa)
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One or more counties having a population of at least 50,000. A Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) is an area with two or more Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA). A CMSA must also include at least 1 million people. |
| Mexican paver tile
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Hand-made tiles that vary in color, texture and appearance and which are used mainly on floors. The terra-cotta like tiles are made in hexagon, octagon, elongated hexagon, fleur-de-lis, square and other shapes. Coated with various types of sealers to provide a wearing surface. |
| Mezzanine
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Balcony or low ceiling overhang just above the main floor and below the next story. In a theater, a mezzanine is the first balcony above the stage. |
| Micro
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(1) Exceptionally little; extraordinarily small. (2) One millionth part of a specified unit. |
| Micro-cutting
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A plant produced by micropropagation. |
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