Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

Meter

The fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to approximately 39.37 inches.

Methamphetamine

A potent central nervous system stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and sometimes treated to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity.

Methodical

Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure.

Metropolitan

Relating to or denoting a metropolis, often comprising a densely populated core and its surrounding territories.

Microorganism

An organism that is microscopic, too small to be seen with the naked eye, such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

Midwest

The region of the northern United States lying between the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains, roughly from Ohio to Nebraska and Kansas.

Migration

Movement from one part of something to another, especially relocation of people or animals to a new habitat or region.

Millet

A cereal grain with small seeds, widely grown in poor soils in dry regions of Africa and Asia.

Milligram

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a gram.

Millipede

A myriapod invertebrate with an elongated body composed of many segments, most of which bear two pairs of legs.

Millisecond

One thousandth (1/1,000 or 10⁻³) of a second.