MOT

See also: mot, Mot, mót, mòt, mốt, möt, một, moț, and møt

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛm.əʊ.tiː/

Noun

MOT (plural MOTs)

1. (British) Ministry of Transport test; an annual test of roadworthiness for British cars over three years old.

   I can’t drive over this week, the car is in for its MOT.

2. (business) management of technology.
3. (electronics) microwave oven transformer
4. A member of the tribe; i.e. a Jew
   • 2012, Gil Troy, "Finding Members of the Tribe", The Daily Beast

     And, of course, she and her family would be welcome in our home too, with bagels, crembos—and even the kind of four course meal we were lucky enough to enjoy with them, our fellow MoTs.

   • 2013, Stephanie Butnick, "American Apparel’s Black Nail Polish Color is Called 'Hassid'", Jewcy

     This isn’t the first time American Apparel founder Dov Charney, who is Jewish, has gotten himself in hot water with his fellow MOTs.

Translations

annual test of roadworthiness for cars

• Finnish: katsastus (fi)
• French: contrôle technique (fr)
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• Hungarian: műszaki vizsga
• Swedish: besiktning (sv) c, bilbesiktning c

management of technology

• Finnish: teknologiajohtaminen
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• Japanese: 技術経営 (gijyutsu-keiei)

See also

• DMV
• RTA

Anagrams

• OMT, OTM, TMO, Tom, tom

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Finnish

Etymology

Short for mikä oli todistettava = mikä (“what”) + oli (“was”) + todistettava (“to be proven”)

Alternative forms

• M.O.T.

Interjection

MOT

1. (mathematics) QED, quod erat demonstrandum