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Etymology 1

Symbol

MW

  1. (metrology) Symbol for megawatt, an SI unit of power equal to 106 watts.
Derived terms
  • MWh (megawatt hour)

Etymology 2

Symbol

MW

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

English

Noun

MW (countable and uncountable, plural MWs)

  1. (electronics) Initialism of medium wave.
  2. (electronics) Initialism of microwave.
  3. (informal) Initialism of morning wood.
electronics

See also

electronics

Proper noun

MW

  1. (linguistics) Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries
    • 2006 December 2, Brian M. Scott <b.scott(at)csuohio.edu>, "Re: CRIT: Untitled", message-ID <[email protected]>, rec.arts.sf.composition, Usenet :
      Merriam-Webster OnLine has a slightly more extensive definition than the AHD
      MW (1a) and (1b) cover about the same ground as AHD (1) and (2) but divide it up a little differently;
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:MW.
  2. (Wikimedia jargon) Initialism of MediaWiki.

Alternative forms

  • (Merriam-Webster): M-W

Coordinate terms

Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster
MediaWiki

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