Meaning of Met | Babel Free
ˈmɛtDefinitions
- Initialism of metabolic equivalent of task, a measure of the intensity of aerobic exercise.
- The London Underground Metropolitan line.
- A Metropolitan line train.
- Abbreviation of methylethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic tryptamine.
- The Metropolitan Railway.
- A player for the New York Mets.
- Abbreviation of methionine, an essential nonpolar amino acid.
- The Metropolitan Police Service of London (MPS).
- The gene symbol for C-Met, a proto-oncogene in human biology.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. US
- Initialism of mesenchymal–epithelial transition.
- The current or historical Metropolitan Opera House or its opera company.
- Initialism of motivational enhancement therapy, used in treatment of drug abuse and mental illness to help people in denial accept treatment.
- Initialism of muscle energy technique, a neuromuscular protocol used in osteopathy, physical therapy, and massage therapy.
- Initialism of Mission Elapsed Time.
- Initialism of Modular Equipment Transporter, a two-wheeled handcart used on the Apollo 14 manned mission to the Moon.
Examples
“The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over its handling of the investigation. […] The Met said it had informed its own Directorate of Professional Standards and a "mandatory referral will be made to the IOPC in relation to the initial contact from the woman's friend".”
“Freud’s itinerary in the novel hews neatly to what he and his colleagues really did on their trip to the U.S.: They visited Chinatown and Central Park and the Met. They made it down to Coney Island, though Jung and Freud’s boat ride through the Tunnel of Love seems to be a Doctorowian flight of fancy.”
CEFR level
A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
See also
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