ms

ms

1. (metrology) Symbol for the millisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻³ seconds.

• ms.

ms (plural mss)

1. Abbreviation of manuscript.

m +‎ -s

• m's

• IPA^(key): /ɛmz/

ms

1. plural of m

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

• S & M, S&M, SM, Sm, sm

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: mes

 m

1. offspring, child

• msw-nswt

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥ (mas)

 m

1. calf

• Demotic: ms
  • Coptic: ⲙⲁⲥⲉ (mase)

 enclitic

1. surely; can connote particular persuasiveness, astonishment, reproach, or objection

• jwms

1. perfective of msj (“to give birth to”)

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /mɨˈsɨ/

ms

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mersi (“thanks”).