Words that start with M
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- Magnet Science
- An object that pulls iron and some other metals towards it.
- Magnetic field Science
- The space around a magnet where its pull can be felt.
- Malware Computers
- Harmful software made to damage a computer or steal information.
- Mammal Science
- An animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk, like a dog or a human.
- Mass Science
- The amount of matter in an object. We measure it in kilograms.
- Mean Maths
- The average found by adding all the numbers and dividing by how many numbers there are.
- Median Maths
- The middle number when all the numbers are put in order.
- Melting point Science
- The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid. Ice melts at 0 degrees Celsius.
- Memory Computers
- The part of a computer where it keeps information it is working on right now.
- Menu Computers
- A list of choices on a screen, such as File or Edit.
- Metal Science
- A hard, shiny material that carries heat and electricity well, like iron or copper.
- Metaphor English
- Saying something is something else to make a picture in the mind, like "the classroom was a zoo".
- Metre Maths
- A unit of length. A big step is about one metre.
- Microscope Science
- A tool with lenses that makes tiny things look much bigger.
- Migration Science
- When animals travel a long way at a certain time of year to find food or a warmer place.
- Mineral Science
- A natural solid substance found in rocks and the ground. Our bodies also need some in food.
- Minus Maths
- Take away. The sign for it is -.
- Mixed number Maths
- A whole number and a fraction together, like 2 and 1/2.
- Mixture Science
- Two or more things mixed together that are not joined chemically, like sand and water.
- Mode Maths
- The number that appears most often in a list.
- Molecule Science
- Two or more atoms joined together. A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
- Monitor Computers
- The screen of a computer that shows what the computer is doing.
- Moon Science
- A natural object that goes round a planet. Earth's Moon shines because it reflects sunlight.
- Motherboard Computers
- The main circuit board inside a computer that connects all the other parts.
- Mouse Computers
- A tool you move to point at things on the screen and click.
- Multiple Maths
- A number you get by multiplying a number by 1, 2, 3 and so on. The multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12 and 16.
- Multiplication Maths
- Adding the same number again and again in a quick way. 4 x 3 means 3 groups of 4, which is 12.
- Myth English
- An old story that explains something about the world, often about gods or heroes.