Magnetic levitation Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is levitation object with no support other than magnetic fields. The electromagnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational force.
	Magnetic moment In physics, the magnetic moment or magnetic dipole moment is a measure of the strength of a Magnetism. The magnetic moment is defined as pole strength multiplied by the distance between the poles, μ = pd, and is considered to be a vector pointing along the axis of the magnet, from S to N.
	Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging , formerly referred to as magnetic resonance tomography or nuclear magnetic resonance , is a method used to visualize the inside of living organisms as well as to detect the composition of geological structures. It is primarily used to demonstrate pathology or other physiology alterations of living tissues and is a commonly used form of medical imaging.
	Magnetic tape Magnetic tape is a Non-volatile storage storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. Nearly all recording tape is of this type, whether used for video, audio storage or general purpose digital data storage using a computer. Magneto-optical and optical tape storage products have been developed using many of the same concepts as magnetic storage, but have achieved little commercial success.
	Magnetism In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert an attractive or repulsive force on other materials. Some well known materials that exhibit easily detectable magnetic properties are iron, some steels, and the mineral lodestone; however, all materials are influenced to greater or lesser degree by the presence of a magnetic field.
	Magnetite Magnetite is a ferrimagnetism mineral with IUPAC name iron(II,III) oxide and with chemical formula Iron3Oxygen4, one of several iron oxides and a member of the spinel group. The Curie temperature of magnetite is about 580C.
	Magnetohydrodynamics Magnetohydrodynamics is the academic discipline which studies the dynamics of electrical conduction fluids. Examples of such fluids include Plasma , liquid metals, and salt water. The word magnetohydrodynamics is derived from magneto- meaning magnetic field, and hydro- meaning fluid, and -Dynamics meaning movement.
	Magneton is one of fictional species from the Pokmon franchise. The name comes from magneton, a unit of magnetic moment, a magnetron, which forms the core of a microwave oven, or may be a portmonteau of magnet and ton. Its name was originally going to be Recoil. Like Magnemite, Magneton is notable as one of the only two Pokmon to change types between Pokmon Red and Blue and Pokmon Gold and Silver, and as one of the first Pokmon
	Magnetosphere A magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object in which phenomena are dominated or organized by its magnetic field. Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, as are the magnetized planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Mercury and Jupiter's moon Ganymede_ are magnetized, but too weakly to trap plasma.
	Magnificat The Magnificat is a canticle frequently sung liturgy in Christian church services. The canticle's use derives from its presence in the Gospel of Luke, where it appears within the otherwise prose text. This canticle also appears in the Book of Odes, a liturgical collection of various odes drawn mainly from the Old Testament.
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	Magnolia Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. The natural range of Magnolia species is rather scattered. It includes eastern North America, Central America and the West Indies and east and southeast Asia.
	Magnoliaceae The Magnoliaceae is a family in the flowering plant Order Magnoliales. It consists of two subfamilies: *Magnolioideae, of which Magnolia is the most well-known genus. *Liriodendroidae, a monogeneric subfamily, containing Liriodendron . Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in rings, the Magnoliaceae have their stamens and pistils in spirals on a conical receptacle.
	Magnoliopsida Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida . The class will necessarily include the family Magnoliaceae, but it is not otherwise fixed. The circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system that is being used.
	Mahabharata The , is one of the two major Sanskrit epic poetrys of History of India, the other being the . With more than 74,000 verses, plus long prose passages, or some 1.8 million words in total, it is the longest epic poetry in the world. It is also of immense religious and philosophical importance in India, in particular for including the Bhagavad Gita, an important text of Hinduism.
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	Maharaja The word Maharaja is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for "high king". Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates. The female equivalent to Maharaja is Maharani, a title used either by the wife of a Maharaja or, in the few states where that was allowed, by a woman ruling in her own right.
	Maharashtra Maharashtra is India's third largest States and territories of India in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
	Mahas The Mahas is a tribe located in Northern Sudan along the banks of the Nile. The regional identity of the Mahas inhabitants appears to be long-established and the Mahas toponym can be traced back to at least the 1580s when a 'Sanjak of the Mahas' was created by the Ottoman Empire conquerors of Egypt, advancing south along the Nile -- a local distinction between the Mahas and Sikoot Nubians also appears to have already existed at that time.
	Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer and perfector of Satyagraha — resistance through mass civil disobedience strongly founded upon ahimsa becoming one of the strongest philosophies of freedom struggles worldwide.
	Mahayana Mahayana is one of the major branches of Buddhism. Mahayana originated in the Indian subcontinent and was transferred to China during the first century CE where it was Sinicized and later spread throughout East Asia. Some of the areas in which it is practiced today are India, People's Republic of China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
	Mahjong Mahjong is a game for four players that originated in China. It is a game of skill, strategy, intelligence, calculation and luck. Depending on the variation which is played, luck can be anything from a minor to a dominant factor in success. In Asia, mahjong is popular as a gambling or Computer Mahjong.
	Mahogany This article refers to the timber only. The name mahogany was first used for wood of Swietenia mahagoni, sometimes referred to as Spanish or Cuban mahogany, later also for the wood of the closely related Swietenia macrophylla, sometimes referred to as Honduras mahogany.
	Mahonia Mahonia is a genus of about 70 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, North America and Central America. They are closely related to the genus Berberis, and included within that genus by some botanists; they are distinguished from Berberis by their large, pinnate leaf 10-50 cm long with 5-15 leaflets, and flowers in longer racemes.
	Mahout A mahout is a person who drives an elephant. The word mahout comes from the Hindi words mahaut and mahavat, derivatives of the Sanskrit word mahamatra, meaning "[one] having great measure." Another term for mahout is cornac, from the Singhalese kurawanayaka.
	Maianthemum bifolium Maianthemum bifolium is often a localized common rhizome flowering plant in the family Liliaceae, native from western Europe east to Siberia, China and Japan. Non-flowering stems usually have only one waxy leaf, but on flowering plants there is one basal leaf that withers away before flowering, and two stem leaves produced alternately up the 10-20 cm tall stems, which are topped off with many star shaped white flowers.
	Maiden pink The maiden pink is a species of pink originating from Eurasia. The species bears pink flowers and very narrow dark-green leaves, except in some cultivars.
	Maidenhair fern Maidenhair ferns are ferns of the genus Adiantum, which contains about 200 species. It is a member of the family Pteridaceae, though some researchers place it in its own family, Adiantaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek language, meaning "not wetting", referring to the fronds' ability to shed water without becoming wet.
	Maidenhead Maidenhead is a town in Berkshire, England, and has a population of around 60,000. The town is part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It lies on the River Thames and is situated 25.7 miles west of Charing Cross in London. Maidenhead's name originated from the wharf built on the river in 1297.
	Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital of Borno State in Nigeria. It is home to two markets, a museum and an airport. Maiduguri has one of the best-equipped universities and hospitals in Nigeria, the University of Maiduguri. Estimated population 1,2 mln . The soccer team El-Kanemi Warriors is based in Maiduguri.
	Mail The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post . In principle, a postal service can be private or public.
	Mail Call Mail Call is a documentary film television program appearing on History Channel and hosted by R. Lee Ermey, a retired Gunnery Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps. During each half-hour episode, Ermey reads and answers questions submitted by viewers regarding weapons and equipment used by all branches of the U.S. military now or in the past, as well as by other armed forces in history.
	Mail carrier A mail carrier, post carrier, or postman is an employee of the post office or Mail, who delivers mail and parcels to residences and businesses. The term mail carrier came to be used as a gender-neutral substitute for mailman soon after women began performing the job.
	Mail order Mail order is a term which describes the buying of good or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call. Then, the products are delivered to the customer.
	Maimonides Maimonides was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher in Spain and Egypt during the Middle Ages. He was one of the various medieval Judaism philosophers who also influenced the non-Jewish world. Although his copious works on Jewish law and ethics were initially met with opposition during his lifetime, he was posthumously acknowledged to be one of the foremost rabbinical posek and philosophers in Jewish history.
	Main The Main is a river in Germany, 524 km long , and one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine river. It flows through the States of Germany of Bavaria, Baden-Wrttemberg and Hessen. Its catchment basin competes with the Danube for water; as a result, much of its boundaries are identical with those of the European Watershed.
	Main Street Main Street is the generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world. It is usually a focal point for Retailing#Shops and Storess and retailers in the city centre, and is most often used in reference to retailing.
	Maine Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the most northern portion of both New England and the eastern United States. The state is famous for its scenic coast, rolling forests and cuisine.
	Mainframe computer For the electro band comprising Murray Munro & John Molloy see Mainframe Mainframes are computers used mainly by government institutions and large companies for mission critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as census, industry/consumer statistics, Enterprise Resource Planning, and financial transaction processing.
	Mainland China Mainland China is term which is usually synonymous with the area currently administered by the People's Republic of China ; however, it usually excludes the two special administrative region s administered by the People's Republic of China: Hong Kong and Macau, which are governed under the "one country, two systems" policy and have a high degree of Autonomous entity.
	Maintenon Maintenon is a commune in France in the aire urbaine of Paris, France. It is located 63.5 km. southwest from the Kilometre Zero. Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, Eure-et-Loir, form an urban area of 7,131 inhabitants.
	Maitreya Maitreya Bodhisattva, Metteyya Bodhisatta, or Miroku Bosatsu is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who some Buddhists believe will eventually appear on earth, achieve complete Enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
	Maize Maize , also known as corn, is a cereal grain that was domesticated in Mesoamerica. It spread to the rest of the world after European contact with the Americas in the late 15th century and early 16th century. It is called corn in the United States, English Canada , New Zealand, and Australia, but in other countries that term may refer to other cereal grains.
	Maja squinado Maja squinado is a species of migration crab found in the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea . It feeds on a great variety of organisms, with seaweeds and Mollusca dominating in winter, and echinoderms such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers in summer .
	Majidae Majidae is a family of crabs, comprising around 700 Ocean species with a carapace that is longer than it is broad, and which forms a point at the front. The arthropod leg can be very long in some species, leading to the name "spider crab". The exoskeleton is covered with bristles to which the crab attaches algae and other items to act as camouflage.
	Majolica Majolica is earthenware with a white tin glaze, decorated by applying colorants on the raw glazed surface. The high viscosity of the glaze restricts flow as the glaze melts, giving a glossy surface that maintains the line quality of the decoration. Majolica is the anglicized version of the Italian maiolica and refers only to tin-glazed and some lead-glazed ware of the 19th century.
	Major depressive episode Major depressive episode is a symptom of a mood disorder. It is characterized by severe, highly presistent depression, which is often manifested by lack of appetite, Fatigue, lethargy, and Sleep disorder. The victim may think about suicide, and in fact an increased risk of actual suicide is present.
	Major scale In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. It is often considered to be made up of seven notes . When the octaves are compounded, as they usually are in practice as opposed to the more theoretical perception of the seven-note system, they are considered to be divided into two groups of four, the tetrachords.
	Makaira Makaira is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. References
	Makalu Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 kilometre east of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal. Makalu is an isolated peak whose shape is a four-sided pyramid. Rising just north of the higher summit, separated by a narrow Glossary of climbing terms#Saddle, is Chomo Lonzo a subsidiary peak of Makalu.
	Makarios III Makarios III was archbishop and Primate of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox Church and first President of the Republic of Cyprus.
	Maksutov telescope The Maksutov is a catadioptric telescope that is designed to minimize Off-axis optical system aberration such as Coma.
	Malabo Malabo is the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island . Its population has grown rapidly over the past ten years to about 100,000. Malabo is located at 345' North, 845' East . The city was first founded by the British in 1827, who leased the island from Spain during the colonial period.
	Malacca Malacca , dubbed as Negeri Bersejarah or Negeri Hang Tuah is the second smallest States of Malaysia in Malaysia. It is located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca. The state's capital is Malacca Town.
	Malachite Malachite is a Carbonate minerals, copper(II) carbonate hydroxide Cu2CO3(OH)2. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmite masses. Individual crystals are rare, but do occur as slender to acicular prisms.
	Malacostraca The Malacostraca are the largest subgroup of crustaceans and include most of the animals that non-experts recognise as crustaceans, such as the Decapoda, the stomatopods or mantis shrimps, and krills. They also include the huge group of amphipods, and the only substantial group of land-based crustaceans, the isopods.
	Maladroit Maladroit is the fourth album by Weezer. It was released on May 14, 2002 and was the first Weezer album to stray from the 10 song per album "tradition". Maladroit features Heavy metal music riffs and guitar solos, features uncommon to Weezer's previous releases.
	Málaga Mlaga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. According the 2006 census the population is 558,287.
	Malaria Malaria is an infectious disease that is widespread in many Tropics and subtropical regions. It causes between one and three million deaths annually, mostly among young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is caused by a protistan parasite of the genus Plasmodium that is transmitted primarily by female Anopheles mosquitoes.
	Malathion Malathion is an organophosphate parasympathomimetic which binds irreversibly to cholinesterase. Malathion is an insecticide of relatively low human toxicity. In the former USSR it was known as carbophos, in New Zealand and Australia as maldison and in South Africa as mercaptothion.
	Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a democratic, densely populated country located in southeastern Africa. It has Zambia to the north-west,Tanzania to the north, and Mozambique surrounding it on the east, south, and west. The origin of the name Malawi remains unclear; it is held to be either derived from that of southern tribes, or noting the "glitter of the sun rising across the lake" .
	Malay Archipelago *The Lesser Sunda Islands *The Maluku Islands *The Philippines The archipelago's area is more than 2 million km², and its total population is more than 300 000 000. The biggest islands in the archipelago are New Guinea, Borneo, and Sumatra. The most heavily populated island is Java.
	Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. It runs approximately north-south and contains the most southerly point of the Asian mainland. Its narrowest point is the Isthmus of Kra. The coastal waters are the Gulf of Thailand, the South China Sea , the Straits of Johor , the Straits of Malacca and the Andaman Sea.
	Malayan Tapir The Malayan Tapir, also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name is somewhat misleading, as the Tapirus indicus is not native to India; the name refers rather to the East Indies.
	Malaysia Malaysia is a federation of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia, formed in 1963. The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: *Peninsular Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore.
	Malcolm X Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was a black Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was also founder of the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
	Malcolmia Malcolmia is a genus from the family Brassicaceae. Species from this genus are native to Europe and Africa. Several species are cultivated for their flowers, these include Virginian stock.
	Maldives Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess in the Indian Ocean, south of Lakshadweep group of islands of India, about seven hundred kilometers south-west of Sri Lanka. The twenty-six atolls encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, roughly two hundred of which are inhabited by people.
	Malé Mal , population 81,647 , is the capital of the Maldives. The city is located on Mal Island in the Kaafu Atoll. Although Mal is geographically located in Kaafu Atoll, administratively it is not considered part of it. A commercial harbor is located in the Island.
	Male In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes that are able to fertilisation female gametes. A male individual cannot reproduce sexual reproduction without access to the gametes of a female.