mi Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
myocardial infarction; myocardial infarct.
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noun a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
naut mi; geographical mile; Admiralty mile; mile; nautical mile.
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noun a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
naut mi; mile; nautical mile; international nautical mile; knot; air mile.
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noun a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
stat mi; statute mile; mile; land mile; international mile.
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noun a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
Great Lakes State; Michigan; Wolverine State.
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noun the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory
Security Service; Military Intelligence Section 5.
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noun the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas
Secret Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Section 6.
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noun the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
WordNet
Mi noun
Etymology
It.Definitions
(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.