Jump to content

MA

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Translingual

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From M (mega-) +‎ A (ampere).

Symbol

[edit]

MA

  1. (metrology) Symbol for megaampere, an SI unit of electrical current equal to 106 amperes.

Etymology 2

[edit]

Derived from French Maroc.

Symbol

[edit]

MA

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Morocco.
    Synonym: MAR (alpha-3)

Anagrams

[edit]

English

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

MA (not comparable)

  1. (statistics) Initialism of moving average.

Noun

[edit]

MA (countable and uncountable, plural MAs)

  1. Initialism of Master of Arts.
  2. (US, television) Initialism of mature audience, a television rating.
  3. (US, military) Initialism of master-at-arms; also MAA.

Proper noun

[edit]

MA (uncountable)

  1. (postal) Abbreviation of Massachusetts: a state of the United States.
  2. Abbreviation of Maluku: a province of Indonesia.
  3. Abbreviation of Maranhão: a state of Brazil.
  4. (stock ticker symbol) Abbreviation of Mastercard.
    • 2024 March 26, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Visa and Mastercard agree to $30 billion settlement that will lower merchant fees”, in CNN Business[1]:
      Shares of Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) moved slightly higher after the deal was announced.

Anagrams

[edit]

French

[edit]

Preposition

[edit]

MA

  1. abbreviation of meilleur avant (best before): BB

Indonesian

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

MA

  1. (education) initialism of madrasah aliah
  2. (government, law) initialism of mahkamah agung (supreme court)

Portuguese

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

MA m

  1. abbreviation of Maranhão: a state of Brazil