Mx

noun

a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

• Syn: ↑maxwell

• Hypernyms: ↑flux unit, ↑magnetic flux unit

• Part Holonyms: ↑weber, ↑Wb

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abbreviation

1. maxwell

2. multiplex

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missile experimental: a ten-warhead U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile.

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MX (US)

abbrev

Missile experimental

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MX «EHM EHKS», noun.

a large missile with multiple warheads (originally planned to be moved secretly among several launching sites): »

Each huge “MX” (meaning “missile, experimental”) and its launching crew would travel through a concrete tunnel a dozen miles or so in length. It would, when launched, burst through the surface at some surprise spot (New York Times).

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abbr. missile experimental (a U.S. intercontinental ten-warhead ballistic missile)