Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Masticatory

Relating to the process of chewing.

Mastodon

An extinct elephant-like mammal of the family Mammutidae that lived during the Miocene to Pleistocene epochs, characterized by distinctive conical-cusped molars.

Masturbation

The stimulation of one's own genital organs for sexual pleasure.

Materialism

A theory that physical matter is the only or primary reality and that all phenomena can be explained in terms of material interactions.

Materialistic

Excessively concerned with acquiring material possessions and physical comfort rather than spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.

Materialization

The action or process of transforming an abstract idea, concept, or desire into a physical reality or tangible form.

Materialize

To become actual fact; to happen or take place as expected or desired.

Materiel

The military equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force, as distinguished from its personnel.

Matriarch

A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.

Matriarchy

A social system in which females, especially mothers, hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

Matrix Management

An organizational structure in which individuals report to more than one supervisor or leader, typically combining functional and product- or project-based lines of authority.

Matronly

Characteristic of a mature, dignified, and motherly married woman.