"MW" meaning in English

See MW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MW
  1. (linguistics) Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Merriam-Webster (extra: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries) Categories (topical): Dictionaries, Linguistics
  2. (Wikimedia jargon) Initialism of MediaWiki. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: MediaWiki Categories (topical): Wiki
    Sense id: en-MW-en-name-0vYQkplc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: M-W Related terms: Merriam, Webster, media, wiki, wikiwiki Coordinate_terms: OED, RHD

Noun

Forms: MWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MW (countable and uncountable, plural MWs)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of medium wave. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: medium wave Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-MW-en-noun-bBsfLCWc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 14 30 7 1 15 22 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (electronics) Initialism of microwave. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: microwave Categories (topical): Electronics
  3. (informal) Initialism of morning wood. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: morning wood
    Sense id: en-MW-en-noun-Q3p4EGN3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: LW, MF, SW, HF, LF, RF, VHF

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