Dictionary
ma•ter
Pronunciation: (mā'tur), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ters, -tresPronunciation: (-trēz). [key]
1. Brit. Informal.mother
1.
2. the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.
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