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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	3301	minus soundings	See SOUNDING.
	3302	minute	The sixtieth part of an HOUR; sixty SECONDS. The sixtieth part of a DEGREE of arc; sixty SECONDS.
	3303	mirage	Optical PHENOMENON consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, IM... more Optical PHENOMENON consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, IMAGES of distant objects.
	3304	mirage: inferior	Particular case of MIRAGE, occurring over stretches of water, land, SHORES, roads, etc. strongly heated by INSOLATION, and in which the vi... more Particular case of MIRAGE, occurring over stretches of water, land, SHORES, roads, etc. strongly heated by INSOLATION, and in which the virtual IMAGE is found below the actual object. The case in which objects situated on or slightly above the normal HORIZON become invisible is popularly termed SINKING.
	3305	mirage: superior	Special case of MIRAGE, observable over snow-fields, cold SEAS, etc., in which the virtual IMAGE is above the actual object. The case in whi... more Special case of MIRAGE, observable over snow-fields, cold SEAS, etc., in which the virtual IMAGE is above the actual object. The case in which objects below and beyond the normal HORIZON become visible is popularly termed LOOMING.
	3306	mire	A piece of wet swampy GROUND.
	3307	mirror	Any surface which produces IMAGES by REFLECTION of LIGHT RAYS.
	3308	mist	Suspension in the air of microscopic water droplets or wet hygroscopic particles, reducing the VISIBILITY at the EARTH's surface.
	3309	mixed current	See CURRENT.
	3310	mixed layer	In OCEANOGRAPHY, the surface layer of virtually isothermal water, which frequently exists above the THERMOCLINE. The thickness of the la... more In OCEANOGRAPHY, the surface layer of virtually isothermal water, which frequently exists above the THERMOCLINE. The thickness of the layer is dependent on the temperature gradient.
	3311	mixed seas	The state of the sea resulting from the interaction of wind, waves, and swell.
	3312	mixed tide	See TIDE.
	3313	moat (or sea moat)	An annular DEPRESSION that may not be continuous, located at the base of many SEAMOUNTS, oceanic islands and other isolated ELEVATIONS.
	3314	mobile rig	See RIG.
	3315	mobile station	A radiolocation station intended to be used at unspecified points. As opposed to FIXED STATION.
	3316	mock moons	Name given sometimes to PARASELENAE, PARANTISELENAE and ANTISELENAE when they are bright.
	3317	mock suns	Name often given to PARHELIA, PARANTHELIA and ANTHELIA when they are particularly bright.
	3318	mock-up	A model of something to be used for testing or study.
	3319	modulated wave	See WAVE.
	3320	modulating wave	See WAVE.
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