Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mi \Mi\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i.
e., to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of
any scale in the American system.
Source : WordNet®
MI
n 1: destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of
the blood supply to the heart muscle [syn: {myocardial
infarction}, {myocardial infarct}]
2: a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters
(6,082 feet) [syn: {nautical mile}, {naut mi}, {mile}, {geographical
mile}, {Admiralty mile}]
3: a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the
distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852
meters [syn: {nautical mile}, {mile}, {naut mi}, {knot}, {international
nautical mile}, {air mile}]
4: a unit of length equal to 1760 yards [syn: {mile}, {statute
mile}, {stat mi}, {land mile}]
5: a midwestern state in north central United States in the
Great Lakes region [syn: {Michigan}, {Wolverine State}, {Great
Lakes State}]
6: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
on British territory [syn: {Security Service}, {Military
Intelligence Section 5}]
7: the government agency in the United Kingdom that is
responsible for internal security and counterintelligence
overseas [syn: {Secret Intelligence Service}, {Military
Intelligence Section 6}]
8: the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major
scale in solmization