"MTF" meaning in English

See MTF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} MTF (not comparable)
  1. (LGBTQ) Initialism of male-to-female (transgender or transsexual). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: male-to-female (extra: transgender or transsexual) Related terms: MtF [alternative], M2F [alternative] Translations (Translations): MtF (French)
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-adj-wR1rEfPK Categories (other): LGBTQ, Gender Disambiguation of Gender: 100 0 0 0 0 0

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} MTF
  1. (astronautics, NASA, historical) Initialism of Mississippi Test Facility. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Mississippi Test Facility
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-name-d~NjfrAX Categories (other): Astronautics, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 54 13 12 4 7 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 5 52 3 20 10 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 59 7 14 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 62 5 9 9 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 67 5 8 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 67 4 12 10 5 Topics: NASA, aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

Forms: MTFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MTF (plural MTFs)
  1. (LGBTQ) A male-to-female person. Related terms: MtF [alternative], M2F [alternative] Translations (Translations): MtF (French)
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-noun-dBdYEpk0 Categories (other): LGBTQ, Transgender Disambiguation of Transgender: 40 0 60 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 39 25 17 20
  2. (finance) Initialism of multilateral trading facility. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: multilateral trading facility
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-noun-r3Ql9pEs Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
  3. (nuclear physics) Initialism of magnetized target fusion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: magnetized target fusion
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-noun-ugfInoY9 Categories (other): Nuclear physics
  4. Initialism of mean or median time to failure Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: mean or median time to failure
    Sense id: en-MTF-en-noun-Vu2x4FM4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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