8 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Met \Met\, obs.
imp. & p. p. of {Mete}, to measure. --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Met \Met\,
imp. & p. p. of {Meet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Met \Met\, obs.
p. p. of {Mete}, to dream. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meta- \Met"a-\, Met- \Met-\ [Gr. ? between, with after akin to
AS mid with G. mit, Goth. mi[thorn], E. mid, in midwife.]
1. A prefix meaning between, with after behind, over
about reversely; as metachronism, the error of placing
after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over
metathesis, a placing reversely.
2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting:
a Other duplicate, corresponding to resembling; hence
metameric; as meta-arabinic, metaldehyde.
b (Organic Chem.) That two replacing radicals, in the
benzene nucleus, occupy the relative positions of 1
and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2;
as metacresol etc See {Ortho-}, and {Para-}.
c (Inorganic Chem.) Having less than the highest number
of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids; as
metaphosphoric acid. Also used adjectively.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mete \Mete\, v. i. & t. [imp. {Mette}; p. p. {Met}.] [AS.
m?tan.]
To dream; also impersonally; as me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.]
``I mette of him all night.'' --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr
& vb n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS m[=e]tan, fr m[=o]t,
gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS m[=o]tian to meet Icel.
m[ae]ta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.]
1. To join or come in contact with esp., to come in contact
with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon
or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact
by following and overtaking.
2. To come in collision with to confront in conflict; to
encounter hostilely; as they met the enemy and defeated
them the ship met opposing winds and currents.
3. To come into the presence of without contact to come
close to to intercept; to come within the perception,
influence, or recognition of as to meet a train at a
junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to
meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
His daughter came out to meet him --Judg. xi
34.
4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of to have personal
acquaintance with to experience; to suffer; as the eye
met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which
meets contempt, or which compassion first --Pope.
5. To come up to to be even with to equal; to match; to
satisfy; to ansver; as to meet one's expectations; the
supply meets the demand.
{To meet half way}, literally, to go half the distance
between in order to meet (one); hence figuratively, to
yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect
a compromise or reconciliation with
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
MET
Memory Enhancement Technology (HP), MEt"
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
MET
Middle European Time [+0100] (TZ, CET, METDST, MEZ)
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