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Meaning of MI

Pronunciation:  mee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
  2. [n]  a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
  3. [n]  a unit of length equal to 1760 yards
  4. [n]  a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
  5. [n]  a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet)
  6. [n]  destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
 
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 Synonyms: Admiralty mile, air mile, geographical mile, Great Lakes State, international nautical mile, knot, land mile, Michigan, mile, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction, naut mi, nautical mile, stat mi, statute mile, Wolverine State
 
 See Also: 440 yards, 880 yards, Alpena, American state, Ann Arbor, capital of Michigan, Detroit, Detroit River, Flint, furlong, Grand Rapids, half mile, heart attack, Houghton, infarct, infarction, Isle Royal National Park, Jackson, Lake Saint Clair, Lake St. Clair, Lansing, league, linear unit, Lower Peninsula, Mackinac Bridge, Marquette, Middle West, Midwest, Monroe, Motor City, Motown, nautical linear unit, quarter mile, solfa syllable, Traverse City, Upper Peninsula

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mi\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i.
e., to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of
any scale in the American system.
 

 

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