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MSNoun1. A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers. 2. A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. 3. A master's degree in science. 4. The form of a literary work submitted for publication. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "MS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Ma - Mb - Mc - Md - Me - Mf - Mg - Mh - Mi - Mj - Mk - Ml - Mm - Mn - Mo - Mp-Mt - Mu - Mv-Mz -
- Mraz, George
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A Master's degree is an academic degree generally awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one to two years in duration. Alternately in the UK it is awarded for an undergraduate course with an additional year consisting of higher level modules and a major project.
MA, MS, MSc
The Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees are the basic type in most subjects and may be entirely course-based, entirely research-based or a mixture. The Master's degree is intermediate between a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. In some fields, one customarily earns a masters before a doctorate; in others, work on a doctorate begins immediately after a bachelor's degree.
MEd
Master of Education degrees are similar to MA, MS and MSc where the subject studied is education.In the United States some states licence teachers with a bachelor's degree but require a master's within a set number of years as continuing education.
United Kingdom
Undergraduate Masters
(MSci, MChem, MEng, MMath, MPhys, etc.) In the UK, many universities now have a four year undergrad programme in science courses, with a project in the final year. The awards for these are named after the subject, so a course in mathematics would earn a Master of Mathematics degree, abbreviated to MMath), or have a general title such as MSci (Master in Science at most universities but Master of Natural Sciences at Cambridge). Although these degrees reflect a higher level of achievement than the traditional bachelor's degree, they rank below postgraduate master's degrees such as MSc and MA.
Postgraduate Masters
(MSc, MA) These can either be "taught" degrees, involving lectures, examination and a short dissertation, or "research" degrees (though the latter have largely been replaced by MPhil and MRes programmes, see below). Taught masters' programmes involve 1 or 2 years full-time study. The programmes are often very intensive and demanding, and concentrate on one very specialised area of knowledge. Some universities also offer a Masters by Learning Contract scheme, where a candidate can specify his or her own learning objectives; these are submitted to supervising academics for approval, and are assessed by means of written reports, practical demonstrations and presentations.
MPhil and MRes
The Master of Philosophy is a research degree awarded for the completion of a thesis. It is a shorter version of the PhD and some universities routinely enter potential PhD students into the MPhil programme and allow them to upgrade to the full PhD programme a year or two into the course. The Master of Research degree is a more structured and organised version of the MPhil, usually designed to prepare a student for a career in research. For example, an MRes may combine individual research with periods of work placement in research establisments.
MA (Cantab.) and MA (Oxon.)
The universities of Cambridge and Oxford award automatic master's degrees to all BAs upon the passing of a certain number of years after matriculation (7 in the case of Oxford). The only real significance of these degrees is that they confer voting rights in University elections. For academic purposes, they are considered equivalent to BA/BSc degrees of other universities.
Scottish MA
Although the science faculties of Scottish universities award the BSc degree, the standard first degree in Arts faculties (at the four ancient universities) is the Master of Arts (MA). This is equivalent to a BA from an English university.
Professional Master's degrees
- MBA - Master of Business Administration
- MM - Master of Management
- LLM - Master of Laws
- MILS, MLS, MIS - Master in Library and Information Science
- MEd - Master of Education
- M.Eng - Master of Engineering
- M.H.A - Master of Health Administration
- MURP - Master of Urban and Regional Planning
- M.P.A - Master of Public Administration
- M.P.Aff - Master of Public Affairs
- M.P.H - Master of Public Health
- M.P.M - Master of Public Management
- M.P.P - Master of Public Policy
- M.S.W - Master of Social Work
See also:
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctorate
- British degree abbreviations
- Degrees of Oxford University
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A millisecond is one thousandth of a second.The word millisecond is formed by the prefix milli and the unit second. It is abbreviated as ms.
For a list of times on the order of 1-10 milliseconds, compare 1 E-3 s.
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Mississippi
(In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Magnolia State 
Other U.S. StatesCapital Jackson Largest City Jackson Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
- % waterRanked 32nd
125,546 km²
121,606 km²
3,940 km²
3%Population
- Total (2000)
- DensityRanked 31st
2,697,243
21.5/km²Admittance into Union
- Order
- Date
20th
December 10, 1817Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Latitude
Longitude30°13'N to 35°N
88°7'W to 91°41'WWidth
Length
Elevation
-Highest
-Mean
-Lowest275 km
545 km
246 meters
90 meters
0 metersISO 3166-2: US-MS Mississippi is a southern state of the United States.
Postal abbreviation: MS. Official (long) name: State of Mississippi.
The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along the western boundary. The name itself probably comes from Native American words with various spellings that mean "large waters" or "father of the waters." Other nicknames attached to Mississippi are the Eagle State, the Border-Eagle State.
USS Mississippi was named in honor of this state.
History
Mississippi was the 20th state admitted to the Union, on December 10, 1817. It was the second state to secede from the Union as one of the Confederate States of America on January 9, 1861. During the Civil War the Confederate States were defeated and subsequently Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870.
On August 17, 1969 Category 5 Hurricane Camille hit the Mississippi coast killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 dollars).
Law and Government
capital: Jackson
- Governors of Mississippi
Geography
See: List of Mississippi countiesPhysical Geography: Mississippi is bounded by Tennessee on the north, Alabama on the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana on the south, and on the west, across the Mississippi River, the states of Louisiana and Arkansas.
Mississippi's physical geography is characterized by two distinct regions: the Mississippi River Floodplain and the Gulf Coastal Plain. The Mississippi Floodplain runs along the western part of the state, adjacent to the Mississippi River, and includes the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most fertile regions in the world. Between the southwest corner and Vicksburg the Floodplain extends only a few miles east of the river, but north of Vicksburg it extends eastward to the Yazoo River, forming a large, leaf-shaped region, the Mississippi Delta. The Gulf Coastal Plain covers all the rest of the state and can be divided into nine distinct regions. The Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers' Hills occupy the northeastern part of the state, where Woodall Mountain, near Iuka, is the state's highest point, at 806 feet above sea level. West of the Hills is the Black Prairie, a narrow, fertile, crescent-shaped lowland with few trees. Along the western border of the Black Prairie rises the Pontotoc Ridge, from the Tennessee state line to near Ackerman. North Mississippi also includes the Flatwoods, a narrow crescent of sticky clay soil adjacent to both the Tennessee and Alabama borders. Additionally, the North Central Hills occupy all of north-central Mississippi and extend as far southeast as Clarke County. To the west, the Loess Hills (or Bluff Hills) another series of uplands run along the edge of the Floodplain. These hills border the eastern edge of the Delta in the north and then curve westward following the line of the Mississippi River below Vicksburg.
South of the North Central Hills, the Jackson Prairies, a belt of fertile farmland, run northwest to southeast from Yahoo County into Wayne County. All of southern Mississippi except for a strip along the gulf, is covered with the Long Leaf Pine Hills (a.k.a. Piney Woods) south of the Jackson Prairies, and is the state's chief timber-producing area. Along the southern edge of the panhandle lie the Coastal Meadows. The lowest part of the state, along the estuary known as the Mississippi Sound, lies at sea level.
The western part of the state is drained by the Mississippi River and three of its tributaries -? the Yazoo, Big Black, and Homochitto rivers. The extreme northeastern corner lies in the basin of the Tennessee River. The rest of the state drains southward into the Gulf of Mexico, mainly through the Pearl, Pascagoula, and Tombigbee rivers.
National Parks
The National Park Service administers the Natchez Trace Parkway, which runs approximately 300 miles southwest to northeast across Mississippi from Natchez in Adams County, then west and north of Jackson, then north past Kosciusko and Starkville, near Pontotoc and Tupelo, where the Parkway headquarters are located, until it enters northwest Alabama from Tishomingo County.Additionally, Mississippi's four barrier islands, Horn Island, Cat Island, East and West Ship Islands, and Petit Bois Islands form part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Jackson
- Gulfport
- Biloxi
- Natchez
- Vicksburg
- Columbus
- Greenville
- Tupelo
- Hattiesburg
- Meridian
- Oxford
- Laurel
- McComb
- Brookhaven
- Pascagoula
- Corinth
- Starkville
- Alcorn State University
- Belhaven College
- Blue Mountain College
- Delta State University
- Jackson State University
- Magnolia Bible College
- Millsaps College
- Mississippi College
- Mississippi State University
- Mississippi University for Women
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Rust College
- Tougaloo College
- University of Mississippi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- University of Southern Mississippi
- William Carey College
Miscellaneous Information
Motto: "Virtute et Armis" (By Valor and Arms)
Song: "Go, Mississippi", adopted 1962
Tree: Magnolia
Bird: Mockingbird
Statehood quarter should be the last minted in 2002.See also: List of famous Mississippians
External Links
- http://www.state.ms.us
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MS or ms may stand for:
- manuscript
- Master of Science degree
- Microsoft
- Mississippi (U.S. state)
- Montserrat (ISO country code)
- Ms
- MS SubbuLakshmi, the carnatic singer from South India.
- multiple sclerosis
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ms, Ms or MS has several meanings; did you mean:
- Ms (title) - title
- second - millisecond, unit of time
- manuscript - abbreviation thereof
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The MS Tampa is a Norwegian cargo ship that was at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Australia, Norway and Indonesia off the coast of Christmas Island.During the year 2001 Australia had an increasing incidence of people arriving on boats to apply for asylum in Australia. Many of these came from Indonesia to Christmas Island, an Australian possession in the Indian Ocean, off the north-west coast of Australia and south of Indonesia. Hundreds of people arrived on tightly packed, leaky boats.
At dawn on August 24, 2001, a 20 metre wooden fishing boat, the Palapa, with 460 mainly Afghan asylum seekers became stranded about 75 nautical miles north of Christmas Island.
On the August 26 Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Australia had become aware of the vessel's distress for some time and finally had asked all ships in the area to respond. Of the ships that responded, the MS Tampa was closest to the site and rescued the asylum seekers. The ship was due to travel on to Singapore, and originally the captain, Arne Rinnan, planned to take the asylum seekers to Indonesia. However, when several of the asylum seekers threatened the captain and allegedly said they would jump overboard unless they were taken to Australia, the captain set sail for Christmas Island instead.
The ship approached the boundary of Australia's territorial waters (12 nautical miles from the island) and requested the Australian government's permission to unload the asylum seekers at Christmas Island. The Australian government however refused permission for the ship to enter Australia's territorial waters, arguing that Christmas Island did not have facilities for the ship to dock, and that the rescue occurred in part of the high seas for which Indonesia had search and rescue responsibilties, and that hence they should go to Indonesia instead.
Captain Rinnan pleaded for permission for the ship to dock at Christmas Island. He reported that several of the asylum seekers were unconscious, and others were suffering from dysentery, claims which were later disputed. According to later Australian government claims, the refugees were in relatively good health. However a few were quite ill by the time they arrived in New Zealand, so this matter is probably still unclear. The Captain said that the ship could not sail to Indonesia, because it was unseaworthy -- the ship was not designed for 438 people, only its 27 crew; and there were no lifeboats or other safety equipment available for the asylum seekers in the case of an emergency. He was also concerned that if the ship did try to sail to Indonesia the asylum seekers could try jumping overboard or rioting and harm the crew.
The Australian government promised the provision of medical assistance and food, but still refused permission for the ship to enter Australian territorial waters. The Australian government sent military personnel to Christmas Island, ostensibly to be ready to provide this assistance to the ship.
On August 29 Captain Rinnan, having lost patience with the Australian authorities, and increasingly concerned for the safety of the asylum seekers and the ships' crew, declared a state of emergency and proceeded to enter Australian territorial waters, against Australian government orders not to. The Australian government claimed this was illegal, but under normal law of the sea, and Australian law at the time, it probably wasn't unless it can be established that he was falsely claiming an emergency. As of October 2001, this has not been established.
The Australian government then responded by dispatching Australian troops (35 SAS commandos) to board the ship and prevent it from approaching any further to Christmas Island. The Australian government was seeking to stop any of the asylum seekers from applying for asylum, which they could legally do as soon as they stepped foot on Australian territory. The soldiers boarded the ship and Captain Rinnan then anchored it approximately four nautical miles off Christmas Island. Shortly afterwards the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, reported the boarding of the ship to the Australian Parliament.
The Australian troops instructed Captain Rinnan to move the ship back into international waters; he refused, claiming the ship was unsafe to sail until the asylum seekers had been offloaded. The shipowners said they agreed with his decision, and the Norwegian government warned the Australian government not to seek to force the ship to return to international waters against the captain's will.
The Australian government tried to persuade Indonesia to accept the asylum seekers; Indonesia refused. Norway refused to accept them either, and reported Australia to the United Nations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Maritime Organisation for alleged failure to obey its duties under international law, though it did not ask for the assistance of these organizations.
Captain Arne Rinnan received the highest civil honour in Norway as a result of his handling of this difficult incident. All the companies who had cargo on Tampa congratulated Captain Rinnan despite the various cargos having been delayed by 10 days). Australia threatened to prosecute Captain Rinnan as a "people smuggler".
Border Protection Bill 2001
Late on the night of August 29, the Prime Minister introduced an emergency bill entitled the "Border Protection Bill 2001". This Bill, provides the government with the power to remove any ship in the territorial waters of Australia (s. 4), to use reasonable force to do so (s. 5), to provide that any person who was on the ship may be forcibly returned to the ship (s. 6), that no civil or criminal proceedings may be taken against the Australian government or any of its officer for removing the ship or returning people to it (s. 7), that no court proceedings are available to prevent the ship from being removed and from people being returned to it (s. 8), and that no asylum applications may be made by people on board the ship (s. 9). The bill provides for it to enter into force on at 9 am. Australian Eastern Standard Time, 29 August 2001 (s. 2); thus the bill is retroactive; it also provides that any action taken prior to the legislation being passed to remove any ship and return people to it are legal.
The Opposition (ALP) announced they would not support the bill; nor would the Greens, Democrats or Senator Harridine. The bill quickly passed the house, but was rejected by the Senate at 2:05 am ACT time on August 30, after which the Senate adjourned. The Government attacked the Opposition for refusing to pass the legislation, but indicated it would not reintroduce it at this stage.
The refugees from the Tampa were loaded onto an Australian Navy vessel. Most were transported to the small island country of Nauru and the rest to New Zealand, where they will be processed. When they arrived on Nauru, many of the refugees refused to leave the boat, unhappy that, whilst they have found a refuge, it is not in Australia. Many of the immigrants are believed to have given thousands of dollars to people smugglers to be taken to Australia.
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Second (symbol: s) is a unit for time, and one of seven SI base units. It is defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom.
Historically, the second was defined in terms of the rotation of the Earth as 1/86,400 of a mean solar day. In 1956, the International Committee for Weights and Measures, under the authority given it by the Tenth General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1954, defined the second in terms of the period of revolution of the Earth around the Sun for a particular epoch, because by then it had become recognized that the Earth's rotation was not sufficiently uniform as a standard of time. The Earth's motion was described in Newcomb's Tables of the Sun, which provides a formula for the motion of the Sun at the epoch 1900 based on astronomical observations made during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The ephemeris second thus defined is
This definition was ratified by the Eleventh General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960. Reference to the year 1900 does not mean that this is the epoch of a mean solar day of 86,400 seconds. Rather, it is the epoch of the tropical year of 31,556,925.9747 seconds of ephemeris time. Ephemeris Time (ET) was defined as the measure of time that brings the observed positions of the celestial bodies into accord with the Newtonian dynamical theory of motion.
- the fraction 1/31,556,925.9747 of the tropical year for 1900 January 0 at 12 hours ephemeris time.
Following several years of work, two astronomers at the U.S. Naval Observatory (USNO) and two astronomers at the National Physical Laboratory (Teddington, England) determined the relationship between the frequency of the cesium atom (the standard of time) and the ephemeris second. They determined the orbital motion of the Moon about the Earth, from which the apparent motion of the Sun could be inferred, in terms of time as measured by an atomic clock. As a result, in 1967 the Thirteenth General Conference on Weights and Measures defined the second of atomic time in the International System of Units (SI) as
The ground state is defined at zero magnetic field. The second thus defined is equivalent to the ephemeris second.
- the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 133 atom.
See also: leap second, the "orders of magnitude" page that contains the second
External link
Second (symbol: ") is a unit for angles.
To distinguish from the time unit, these are often referred to as seconds of arc and minutes of arc. One second of time is fifteen seconds of arc as the earth turns.
- One degree = 60 minutes
- One minute = 60 seconds
See also: radian
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MS | Danish | Mobilstation | N/A |
MS | Dutch | Mobiel station | N/A |
MS | English | Mobile station | N/A |
ms | French | Manuscrit | Language |
MS | German | Bewegliche Funkstelle | N/A |
MS | Greek | Μοντσεράτ | Geography |
MS | Italian | Meno | N/A |
MS | Portuguese | Monserrate | Geography |
MS | Spanish | Montserrat | Geography |
MS | Swedish | Monserrat | Geography |
| Hr. Ms. | Dutch | Harer Majesteits | N/A |
| CE/CI MS | English | Charge Exchange Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry | N/A |
| ESI MS | French | Spectrométrie de masse ESI-MS | Biology & Biotechnology |
| Ms. | Italian | Manoscritto | Language |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: MSSynonyms: disseminated multiple sclerosis (n), disseminated sclerosis (n), manuscript (n), multiple sclerosis (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Writing | Writing, manuscript, MS., literae scriptae; these presents. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | There's no smoking in this building, Ms. Tramell (Basic Instinct; writing credit: Joe Eszterhas) It's for Ms. Wade (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin) I'm surprise Ms. Stern doesn't have a nosebleed from being South on 14th Street (Get a Clue; writing credit: Alana Burgi) Ummm, Ms. Stoger (Clueless; writing credit: Amy Heckerling.) Ms. Simpson, do you think there is something funny about the term tromboner (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | But you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson (Ms. Jackson; performing artist: Outkast) Ms. Jackson my intentions were good I wish I could (Ms. Jackson; performing artist: Outkast) See well, you could of had it all, Ms. Dove (Take Your Time; performing artist: HOT) Ms. Jackson if you're nasty (Nasty; performing artist: Janet Jackson) They say Ms. J's big butt is boss (Intuition; performing artist: JEWEL) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Leinen los für MS Königstein (1997) Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai (1996) The Master and Ms. Johnson (1981) Ms. Lenska Five Minutes (1979) MS Franziska (1978) | |
Song Titles | Ms. Jackson (performing artist: Outkast) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title | ||
References | |||
Books | |||
Periodicals | |||
Theater & Movies | |||
Music |
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High Tech |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shows photo of Sarah Stewart. Ms. Stewart was the first to demonstrate virus causing cancer in many species. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Bow art on Judy David's boat. Ms. David is a bait shrimper. Many women are active in the U. S. fisheries. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Figures 1-4, Oculina varicosa Leseuer. Figure 5, Oculina implicata, Ag. ms. Figure 6, Oculina arbuscula, Ag. ms. In: "Report on the Florida Reefs", 1880, by Louis Agassiz. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, Vol. VII, No. 1. Plate I. These plates help document the oldest studies of the Florida Reefs. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | Figure 67. British Admiralty echo sounder, model MS X. In the 1930's the British Admiralty designed a magnetostrictive ultrasonic sounding device which subsequently led to the manufacture of magnetostrictive sounding systems by Hughes and Son Ltd. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Figure 68. Magnetostrictive sounder model MS XII of the British Admiralty constructed by Hughes and Son Ltd. in 1937. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Master Sgt. Joe Sanfilippo tends to an 'injured' patient during the Self-Aid and Buddy Care test at Top Dollar 2000 in Gulfport, Ms. Assisting is 1st Lt. Amy Austgen and looking on in the back is Staff Sgt. Heesoon Bartlett. All three are members of the. |
 | Transporting chickens in semi at weighing station near Magee, MS. Credit: USDA. |  | Truck being loaded with feed near Magee, MS. Credit: USDA. |
 | Faye Winters (BLM Jackson, MS Field Office) with Florida Scrub Jay. Credit: Jerry Sintz. |  | Acrylic painting of a pair of king eiders set against a backdrop of subarctic tundra by Nancy Howe, Rte. 1, Box 402, East Dorset, Vermont 05253. Ms. Howe is the first woman to design a Federal Duck stamp. She has an A.B. in art from Vermont's Middlebury College and has been painting since childhood. Married with two young sons, she accompanies her husband waterfowl hunting, and has helped him train a retriever. An active member of Ducks Unlimited, Howe has exhibited her work with that organization as well as in numerous other art shows. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "MS Keyboard" by Fresia Funk Commentary: "My Keyboard." | "Cruise splash" by Igor Beres Commentary: "Costa Cruise line ship, MS Costa Victoria in the background. Wave hitting beach somewhere in Caribbean. ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Possible MS - History of relapsing-remitting symptoms. (references) | |
Probable MS - History of relapsing-remitting symptoms. (references) | ||
In MS, this condition primarily affects the lower limbs. (references) | ||
Business | Of these, 72 researchers have a Ph.D., 152 have an MS, and 66 have a BS degree. (references) | |
Bank loans and individual investments are also encouraged for comprehensive agriculture development, according to Ms. Gao Ying, Deputy Director of the State Comprehensive Agriculture Development Office. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Vietnam | On July 24, police in An Giang Province arrested Ms. Phan Thi Tiem and Ms. Tran Thi Duyen for their involvement in the immolation. (references) |
Vietnam | Two days later, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu, a supporter of the group, committed self-immolation in protest of government actions toward the Hoa Hao. (references) | |
Nepal | Police reportedly seized copies of Gopal Gurung's books from the Gurung residence and interrogated Ms. Gurung about her brother's whereabouts. (references) | |
Economic History | Barbados | BRATHWAITE, Ms. Vere P., 6 Glenda House, Roebuck Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/436-1986, Fax: 246/436-1987. Citizen of Barbados. (references) |
South Africa | Cell C was finally awarded the third cellular license in February 2001 by the Minister of Communications, Ms. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburi. (references) | |
Barbados | CLARKE, Ms. Cherry Brady, B.A., M.A., LL.B. (Hons.). "Harriet House," Spry Street, Bridgetown, Tel: 246/426-1122, Fax: 246/436-5979. Citizen of Barbados. (references) | |
Political Economy | Colombia | In her annual report to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Ms. Robinson criticized the Government for failing to fight the paramilitaries. (references) |
Trade | Slovak Rep | For more information contact Ms. Iveta Griacova, Tel.: (421-2) 5273 1317; Fax: (421-2) 5273 1323, or go to www.saef.sk. (references) |
Mauritius | The objective of the National Quality System Certification Scheme is to recognize companies that meet the requirements of MS ISO 9001, MS ISO 9002, MS ISO 9003, or MS ISO 9004. MSB is also planning to introduce MS ISO 14,000 for companies which put in place a sound environmental management system. (references) | |
Travel | Vietnam | Ms. Jane Doe would typically be addressed as Ms. Jane. (references) |
Singapore | Mr. Ho Weng Hee would be addressed as "Mr. Ho" and Ms. Wong Ai Lan as "Ms. Wong". (references) | |
Vietnam | You should always address your contacts as Mr., Mrs., Ms. or Miss followed by the given name. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Mattie Stepanek | One day I went into the room of my mother, Ms. Lillian Carter. She was lying down on her bed in her room. I propped my feet up on her bed and I said, Miss Lillian, dear mommy, I want to run for president of the United States of America. |
Nellie Connally | Well, the Secret Service were racing around the car. And they were saying, Mr. President, Mr. President. They were trying to get Jackie, really, out of the car. They said, Ms. Kennedy, get out of the car. And she wouldn't get out of the car. |
Robert Novak | Mr. Chairman, Director Mueller was first rather dismissive of the charges of incompetency by Coleen Rowley, the FBI agent that sent the letter to him, but he came back this week and commended Ms. Rowley for her whistle-blowing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "MS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 81.09% of the time. "MS" is used about 1,685 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 81.09% | 1,367 | 5,837 |
| Noun (singular) | 18.91% | 319 | 16,154 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,685 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | MS International Plc | USA | First Bancshares Inc MS |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "MS": 20 ms page clearing rule ♦ blacklist of an MS ♦ GSM MS ♦ IPMS MS ♦ MS 209 ♦ MS Access ♦ MS Contin ♦ MS emulsion ♦ MS Mail ♦ MS originated call ♦ MS stereo ♦ MS Word ♦ power class of MS. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "MS": MS-BASIC, MS-DOG, MS-DOS, Ms-dos-based, Ms-dos-compatible, ms-doses, Ms-dos-style, Ms-dos-to-unix, Ms-dos-under-unix, MS-Windows, Ms-windows-based, ms-works. | |
Ending with "MS": fab-ms. | |
Containing "MS": windows-ms-dos. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ms | 3,834 | ms dos command | 288 |
jackson ms | 1,882 | greenville ms | 252 |
m and ms | 1,381 | ms outlook | 236 |
ms dos | 1,212 | ms paint | 205 |
gulfport ms | 942 | ms money | 197 |
ms universe | 787 | 2003 ms universe | 187 |
tupelo ms | 706 | greenwood ms | 187 |
ms access | 696 | mccomb ms | 186 |
hattiesburg ms | 653 | ms society | 182 |
tunica ms | 606 | ms publisher | 182 |
ms pac man | 603 | jade ms | 179 |
meridian ms | 582 | ms dos 6.22 | 167 |
natchez ms | 474 | grenada ms | 152 |
ms office | 473 | ms contin | 151 |
ms word | 469 | ms sql | 147 |
dynamite ms | 450 | laurel ms | 142 |
ms project | 421 | ms excel | 140 |
ms symptom | 397 | ms magazine | 122 |
vicksburg ms | 365 | ms messenger | 118 |
ms plus | 352 | ms dos download | 113 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "MS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 女士. (various references) | |
Czech | paní (lady, madam, Mademoiselle, mistress, mrs, Mrs., woman). (various references) | |
Danish | molekylesi-kolonne (molecular sieve column, MS column), M.S.-kolonne (molecular sieve column, MS column), udgående opkald fra Ms'en (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), tilstand U9 MS Terminating Call Confirmed (state U9 MS terminating call confirmed), sortliste af MS'en (blacklist of an MS), Schottky-celle (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), IPMS-beskedlager (interpersonal messaging system message store, IPMS MS), ignorering af en til en anden MS bestemt tildeling (ignore assignment for another MS), GSM mobilstation (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), emission af parasitsignaler fra MS'en (spurious power emitted by an MS), effektklasse (power class of MS). (various references) | |
Dutch | moluculaire-zeefkolom (molecular sieve column, MS column), MOC (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), mobiel GSM-station (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), zwarte lijst van een MS (blacklist of an MS), vermogensklasse van een MS (power class of MS), van het MS uitgaande oproep (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), U9 MS Terminating Call Confirmed (state U9 MS terminating call confirmed), Schottky-barrièrediode (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), negeren van een voor een ander MS bestemde toewijzing (ignore assignment for another MS), GSM MS (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), emissie van parasitaire signalen door het MS (spurious power emitted by an MS), berichtenopslagsysteem in een interpersoonlijk berichtenuitwisselsysteem (interpersonal messaging system message store, IPMS MS). (various references) | |
Finnish | molekulaarinen seulakolonni (molecular sieve column, MS column), matkaviestimestä lähtevä puhelu (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), matkaviestimestä lähtevä kutsu (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), matkaviestimen teholuokka (power class of MS), matkaviestimen musta lista (blacklist of an MS), matkaviestimen lähettämä häiriöteho (spurious power emitted by an MS), Schottky-diodi (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), Schottky-aurinkokenno (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), jätä huomiotta osoitus toiselle matkaviestimelle (ignore assignment for another MS), GSM-matkaviestin (GSM mobile station, GSM MS). (various references) | |
French | diode à barrière de Schottky (MS solar cell), appel en provenance d'un mobile (MS originated call), appel en provenance d'une station mobile (MS originated call), catégorie de puissance d'une SM (power class of MS), cellule à structure Schottky (MS solar cell), colonne à tamis moléculaire (MS column), émulsion semi-fluide (MS emulsion), communication en provenance d'une station mobile (MS originated call), station mobile GSM (GSM MS), enregistrement du système de messagerie de personne à personne (IPMS MS), ignorer l'assignation à une autre SM (ignore assignment for another MS), liste noire d'une station mobile (blacklist of an MS), puissance parasite émise par le mobile (spurious power emitted by an MS), SM GSM (GSM MS), stéréo M/S (MS stereo), communication en provenance d'un mobile (MS originated call). (various references) | |
German | Frau (broad, female, femme, lady, madam, mate, missus, Mrs, mrs., ms., signora, wife, woman). (various references) | |
Greek | για δεσποινίδεσ και κύριεσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kéziratot szed (to set up an ms), kéziratot kiszed (to set up an ms). (various references) | |
Italian | signorina (girl, madam, mademoiselle, Miss, missy, signorina, young lady), signora (gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, Madam, missis, missus, mistress, Mrs, mrs., signora, tradesman, wife, woman), sig.ra (mrs), sig.na. (various references) | |
Manx | Ls, laue-screeuyn (manuscript, script). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | msay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | potência espúria emitida pelo móvel (spurious power emitted by an MS), lista negra de uma EM (blacklist of an MS), ignorar consignação para outra EM (ignore assignment for another MS), GSM EM (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), estação móvel GSM (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), coluna de tamis molecular (molecular sieve column, MS column), classe de potência de uma EM (power class of MS), célula solar de barreira de Schottky (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), armazenador de mensagens do sistema de correio electrónico interpessoal (interpersonal messaging system message store, IPMS MS). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | milisekund. (various references) | |
Spanish | Sra. o Srta.. (various references) | |
Swedish | molekylsiktskolonn (molecular sieve column, MS column), mobilterminals svarta lista (blacklist of an MS), mobilterminal GSM (GSM mobile station, GSM MS), Schottky-cell (MS solar cell, Schottky barrier cell, Schottky barrier diode), oavsedd strålning från en mobilterminal (spurious power emitted by an MS), IPMS-MS (interpersonal messaging system message store, IPMS MS), ignorera tilldelning till annan mobilterminal (ignore assignment for another MS), effektklass på mobilterminal (power class of MS), anrop från mobilterminal (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call), anrop från mobil station (MO call, mobile originated, mobile originated call, mobile originating call, MS originated call). (various references) | |
Turkish | hanım (Dame, lady, mamasan, Miss, missis, mistress, mrs, mrs., ms., rib, wife, wifie), bayan (Dame, female, lady, lady's, madam, Madame, Miss, missis, mistress, mrs, Mrs., Mrs./Ms., ms., spinster, unmarried woman, waitress, woman). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | RM:Servetsch medical da l'administraziun generala da la confederaziun. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "MS": abohms, abolitionisms, absenteeisms, absolutisms, abstractionisms, absurdisms, abysms, academicisms, academisms, acclaims, accustoms, acetabulums, achromatisms, aciculums, aconitums, acronyms, acrotisms, actinisms, actiniums, activisms, adeems, adoptianisms, adoptionisms, adventurisms, aeroembolisms, aerograms, aestheticisms, affirms, ageisms, agendums, ageratums, agisms, agnosticisms, agrarianisms, aims, airstreams, alarmisms, alarms, alarums, albinisms, albums, alburnums, alcoholisms, aldosteronisms, algorisms, algorithms, algums, alienisms, allelisms, allelomorphisms, alliums. (additional references) | |
Words containing "MS": adamsite, adamsites, ahimsa, ahimsas, almsgiver, almsgivers, almsgiving, almsgivings, almshouse, almshouses, almsman, almsmen, armsful, bremsstrahlung, bremsstrahlungs, brimstone, brimstones, broomstick, broomsticks, camshaft, camshafts, chumship, chumships, circumscissile, circumscribe, circumscribed, circumscribes, circumscribing, circumscription, circumscriptions, circumspect, circumspection, circumspections, circumspectly, circumstance, circumstanced, circumstances, circumstantial, circumstantialities, circumstantiality, circumstantially, circumstantiate, circumstantiated, circumstantiates, circumstantiating, circumstellar, clamshell, clamshells, clumsier, clumsiest, clumsily. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "m-s" | |
+1 letter: ems, ism, mas, mis, mos, mus, oms, sim, som, sum. | |
+2 letters: aims, alms, amas, amis, amps, amus, arms, bams, bums, cams, cwms, dams, dims, doms, elms, emes, emfs, emus, fems, gams, gems, gums, gyms, hams, hems, hums, imps, isms, jams, jism, lams, lums, macs, mads, maes, mags, mans, maps, mars, mash, mask, mass, mast, mats, maws, mays, megs, mels, mems, mesa, mesh, mess, mews, mhos, mibs, mids, migs, mils, mirs, mise, miso, miss, mist, moas, mobs, mocs, mods, mogs, mols, moms, mons, moos, mops, mors, mosh, mosk, moss, most, mots, mows, muds, mugs, mums, muns, muse, mush, musk, muss, must, muts, nims, noms, ohms, pams, poms, rams, rems, rims, roms, rums, same, samp, scam, scum, seam, seem, seme, semi, sham, shim, shmo, sima, simp, sims, skim, slam, slim, slum, smew, smit, smog, smug, smut, soma, some, spam, stem, stum, sumo, sump, sums, swam, swim, swum, tams, toms, umps, vims, yams. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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