Greek–English dictionary

μετεωρίτης

A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid. · meteoritis

μετέωρο

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.] · meteoro

μετεωρολογία

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting. · meteorologia

μετουσίωση

(biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals. · metousiosi

μετοχή

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles. · metochi

μετοχικό κεφάλαιο

(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business. · metochiko kefalaio

μέτοχος

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation. · metochos

μετράω

(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total. · metrao

μέτρημα

The act of counting or tallying a quantity. · metrima

μετρημένος

(figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled. · metrimenos

μέτρηση

The act of counting or tallying a quantity. · metrisi

μετρήσιμος

Able to be measured. · metrisimos

μετρητά

Hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins, as opposed to cheques/checks, credit cards, or credit more generally. · metrita

μετρητής

One who counts. · metritis

μετρική

(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse. · metriki

μετριοπάθεια

Moderate behaviour; reserve. · metriopatheia

μετριοπαθής

Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side. · metriopathis

μέτριος

Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage). · metrios

μετριότητα

A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person. · metriotita

μετριοφροσύνη

The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities. · metriofrosyni

μετριόφρων

Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. · metriofron

μέτρο

A device that measures things. · metro

μετρονόμος

One who studies or practices metrology. · metronomos

μετροσέξουαλ

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. · metrosexoual

μετρώ

(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total. · metro

μετωνυμία

(rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object. · metonymia

Μεφιστοφελής

The Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend. · Mefistofelis

μεφίτιδα

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. · mefitida

μέχρι

Until, until the time that. · mechri

μη

Not, the negation of the root word (a quality). · mi

μη δημοφιλής

Lacking popularity. · mi dimofilis

μη διαθέσιμος

not available · mi diathesimos

μη εδώδιμος

not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat · mi edodimos

μη επαγγελματικός

Not professional; amateur. · mi epangelmatikos

μη επανδρωμένος

Not operated by a person or a crew. · mi epandromenos

μη επιβλεπόμενος

Not supervised; not being constantly observed. · mi epivlepomenos

μη επικερδής

Not making a profit. · mi epikerdis

μη εφαρμόσιμος

not applicable · mi efarmosimos

μη κυβερνήσιμος

Not governable; unable to be governed. · mi kyvernisimos

μη συμμόρφωση

Refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class. · mi symmorfosi

μη χειρουργήσιμος

(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on. · mi cheirourgisimos

μηδαμινός

Trashy, trivial, of little value. · midaminos

μηδαμινότητα

the state of being insignificant · midaminotita

Μήδεια

(Greek mythology) An enchantress who helped Jason obtain the Golden Fleece. · Mideia

μηδέν

A numeric character. · miden

μηδενίζω

(transitive) To set some amount to be zero. · midenizo

μηδενικό

A numeric character. · mideniko

μηδενιστής

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism. · midenistis

μήκος

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. · mikos

μήκος κύματος

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency. · mikos kymatos

μήλα

A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition. · mila

μηλίτης

An alcoholic beverage made from apples; cider. · militis

μήλο

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.] · milo

μηλόκρασο

An alcoholic beverage made from apples; cider. · milokraso

μηλολόνθη

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation. · milolonthi

μηλωτή

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal · miloti

μην

Negates the meaning of the modified verb. · min

μήνας

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. · minas

μήνας του μέλιτος

The period of time immediately following a marriage. · minas tou melitos

μηνιαίος

(dated) Lasting for a month. · miniaios

μηνιγγίτιδα

(pathology) Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia. · miningitida

μηνοειδής

(dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon. · minoeidis

μήνυμα

(countable) A text message sent using the short message service. · minyma

μήνυση

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution. · minysi

μηνύω

(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action. · minyo

μηριαίο οστό

(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur. · miriaio osto

μηρός

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.] · miros

μηρυκάζω

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. · mirykazo

μηρυκασμός

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. · mirykasmos

μητέρα

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). · mitera

μήτρα

(geology) The fine-grained background material in which crystals, pebbles or fossils are embedded in a sedimentary rock · mitra

μητρική κάρτα

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices. · mitriki karta

μητρικός

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. · mitrikos

μητρομανής

A woman with an excessive libido. · mitromanis

μητρόπολη

The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra. · mitropoli

μητρότητα

The state of being a mother; motherhood. · mitrotita

μητρώο

(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory. · mitroo

μηχανάκι

Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. · michanaki

μηχανή

Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle. · michani

μηχάνημα

Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated. · michanima

μηχανική

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. · michaniki

μηχανικός

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so. · michanikos

μηχανικός μεταφραστής

A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly · michanikos metafrastis

μηχανικός σκηνής

A person employed to shift scenery in a theater. · michanikos skinis

μηχανισμός

A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage. · michanismos

μηχανόβια

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. · michanovia

μηχανόβιος

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. · michanovios

μηχανοκίνητο σκάφος

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one. · michanokinito skafos

μηχανολογία

Designates the office area of the professional engineering staff. · michanologia

μηχανολόγος

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so. · michanologos

μηχανορραφία

A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. · michanorrafia

μηχανορράφος

One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans. · michanorrafos

μηχανοστάσιο

The area aboard a ship where the engine is located. · michanostasio

μηχανουργός

A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines. · michanourgos

μι

(music) A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale. · mi

μια

An unspecified example of (something); the indefinite article. [from before 1150] · mia

μια και

Because. · mia kai

μια φορά

(frequency) One and only one time. · mia fora

μιαίνω

(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate · miaino

μιας χρήσης

That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired. · mias chrisis

μιγάδα

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language. · migada

μιγάς

(linguistics) A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language. · migas

μίγμα

Anything made by combining several things. · migma

μιγνύω

(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. · mignyo

Μίδας

(Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold. · Midas

μίζα

An electric motor that starts an internal combustion engine. · miza

Μιζούρι

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Jefferson City. Largest city: Kansas City. · Mizouri

μικρά γράμματα

In lower case. · mikra grammata

μικρή

(music) Smaller by a diatonic semitone than the equivalent major interval. · mikri

μικρό γράμμα

(countable) A lowercase letter. · mikro gramma

μικροβιακός

Of, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms. · mikroviakos

μικρόβιο

(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium. · mikrovio

μικροδουλειά

The purpose of such a journey. · mikrodouleia

μικροεπεξεργαστής

(computer hardware) The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). · mikroepexergastis

μικροεστιατόριο

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other. · mikroestiatorio

μικροκαλλιέργεια

A small farm. · mikrokalliergeia

μικροκαλλιεργητής

A person who owns or runs a smallholding (small farm): a minor independent farmer. · mikrokalliergitis

μικροκαμωμένος

Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. [from 16th c.] · mikrokamomenos

μικροκόσμος

Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. [from 15th c.] · mikrokosmos

μικροκύμα

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. · mikrokyma

μικρόνους

(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30. · mikronous

μικροοικονομική

(economics) The field of economics that deals with small-scale economic activities such as those of an individual or company. · mikrooikonomiki

μικροοργανισμός

(microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium. · mikroorganismos

μικροποσότητα

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance. · mikroposotita

μικρός

Small in size. · mikros

μικροσκοπικός

Very small. · mikroskopikos

μικροσκόπιο

An optical instrument used for observing small objects. · mikroskopio

μικρούτσικος

Somewhat small. · mikroutsikos

μικροφίλμ

A continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size. · mikrofilm

μικρόφωνο

A device (transducer) used to convert sound waves into a varying electric current; normally fed into an amplifier and either recorded or transmitted over radio. · mikrofono

μικρόφωνο τηλεφώνου

The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth. · mikrofono tilefonou

μικροψηφίδα

An integrated circuit. · mikropsifida

Μίλα

The capital city of Mila Province, located in northeastern Algeria. · Mila

Μιλανέζα

A native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy. · Milaneza

μιλανέζικος

Of, from or relating to the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy. · milanezikos

Μιλανέζος

A native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy. · Milanezos

μιλέδη

(now, _, chiefly, historical, _, or, _) An English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady. [from 18th c.] · miledi

μιλιδευτερόλεπτο

(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−3 seconds. Symbol: ms · milidefterolepto

μιλόρδος

(British, obsolete, jocular) An English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style; a wealthy British gentleman. · milordos

μιλώ

(intransitive) To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. · milo

μιλώ στον ενικό

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity. · milo ston eniko

μιμητής

A person or thing that emulates. · mimitis

μιμίδιο

(originally) Any unit of (originally cultural) information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. · mimidio

μιμόζα

(botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers. · mimoza

μιμούμαι

(transitive) To imitate. · mimoumai

Μινέρβα

(Roman god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena. · Minerva

Μινεσότα

(historical) A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul. · Minesota

μινθόλη

(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes. · mintholi

μίνι φούστα

A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level. · mini fousta

Μιννεάπολη

A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. · Minneapoli