Litigation.—Law suits.
Low Voltage Currents.—(1) Currents having a pressure up to 500 volts. (2) Ordinary battery and lighting currents are low voltage.
Machine Design.—The scientific designing of machines.
Math.—Abbreviation for mathematics.
Maxims, Hiram and Hudson.—Inventors of high explosives, machine guns and other things that make for peace in times of war, and make for war in times of peace.
Mechanical Movement.—(1) The simplest form of a machine. (2) A combination of two or more of the mechanical powers.
Memorandum.—A written outline of an agreement, or a contract.
Micawber.—A character in Dickens’ David Copperfield. He was never able to get down to anything but was always waiting for something to turn up.
Model.—(1) An object or a device made to represent an apparatus or a machine. (2) A device made to show how an apparatus or a machine works. (3) Scale models are smaller than the machines they represent and may be built either to show how the finished apparatus will appear or they may be actual working models.
Monopoly.—The sole right to make, use and sell an invention or the product of an invention.