Index: M
Mach number
macroscopic
magnet
magnetic
magnetic confinement
magnetic dipole
magnetic dipole moment
magnetic field
magnetic field lines
magnetic field strength
magnetic flux
magnetic flux density
magnetic flux linkage
magnetic force
magnetic induction
magnetic monopole
magnetic pole
magnetic (orbital) quantum number
magnetic (spin) quantum number
magnetically coupled
magnetically hard
magnetically soft
magnetism
magnetron
magnifying power
magnitude (of a complex quantity)
magnitude (of a real quantity)
magnitude (of a vector or vector quantity)
magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity
magnitude of the area under a graph
main group elements
mains voltage
major arc
major axis
major segment
many universe interpretation
mass
mass defect
mass energy
mass number
mass spectrometer
mass spectrometry
mass spectrum
mathematical
mathematical model
mathematics
matter
Maxwell-Boltzmann energy distribution
Maxwell-Boltzmann speed distribution
Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism
mean (of values)
mean (of a distribution)
mean collision frequency
mean free path
mean free time
measure
measurement
mechanical
mechanics
mechanical energy
mechanical equilibrium
mechanical impedance
mechanical oscillator
median
medium
medium (for elastic waves)
medium (for light)
melting point
meniscus
mercury barometer
mercury-in-glass thermometer
mesh
metal
metallic bond
metallic bonding
method of least squares
method of mixtures
method of undetermined coefficients
metre, m
microscope
microscopic
microstructure
microwave radiation
millibar, mbar
Millikan's oil drop experiments
minimum deviation
minor arc
minor axis
minor segment
minute of arc, '
mirage
mirror
mirror transverse magnification
missing mass
mixed partial derivative
mixed symmetry
mode
model
moderator
modes of vibration
modulus (of a complex number)
modulus (of a real number)
modulus of elasticity
molar gas constant
molar heat capacity
molar latent heat
molar mass
molar specific heat
mole, mol
molecular beam
molecule
moment
moment of a force
moment of inertia
moment of momentum
momentum
monatomic ideal gas
monochromatic
monolayer
most probable speed
motion
motional induction
moving-coil galvanometer
multi-electron atom
multi-valued function
multimeter
multiple roots
multiplicity
mutual inductance
mutual induction
myopia (short sight)
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