English Explanatory Dictionary

mir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional village community in Imperial Russia, characterised by self-government and collectivist control of local lands.
name
  1. A Soviet, later Russian space station.
  2. A male given name.
name
  1. A surname from Persian.
noun
  1. Synonym of mail-in rebate.
  2. Abbreviation of mid infrared or mid-infrared radiation.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of microRNA.

Pronunciation

/mɪə/ /mɪɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mir.wav

Word forms

mir mirs

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian мир (mir, “community, village commune; peace; world”).

Synonyms

mail-in rebate mid-infrared mid-IR middle IR middle infrared middle infrared radiation

Related words

FIR IR LWIR MUV MWIR NIR SWIR VLWIR VSWIR

Derived words

antimir
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