SMA
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English
Noun
SMA (countable and uncountable, plural SMAs)
- (military, US) Initialism of sergeant Major of the Army.
- (neuroanatomy) Initialism of supplementary motor area.
- 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
- To simplify a bit, once having decided, the PFC passes the decision on to the rest of the frontal cortex, which passes it to the premotor cortex, then to the SMA and, a few steps later, on to your muscles.
- (anatomy) Initialism of superior mesenteric artery.
- (pathology) Initialism of spinal muscular atrophy.
- Initialism of standard metropolitan area.
Hypernyms
- (spinal muscular atrophy): SMAs
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Proper noun
SMA
- (software) Initialism of Service Management Automation (a set of tools for Microsoft Azure).
Anagrams
- 'ams, Mas, mas, MSA, Sam., -mas, ASM, AMS, sam, M.A.S., MAs, M.A.s, Sam, M. A. S., S. Am., MAS, A.M.s, SAM, asm
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
SMA
- (education) Initialism of sekolah menengah atas (“senior high school”).
- Pandemi virus korona terjadi saat aku naik ke kelas 1 SMA.
- The coronavirus pandemic happened on my first year of senior high school.
- (chemistry) Initialism of satuan massa atom (“atomic mass unit”).
Further reading
- “SMA” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.