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matihiko

1. (modifier) digital.

E hāngai ana te kupu 'matihiko' ki ngā momo hangarau hou nei pēnei i te rorohiko, i te pū whakaahua, i te īpapa, me te waea pūkoro (RTA 2014:120). / The word 'digital' relates to the new types of technology such as the computer, the camera, the iPad and the mobile phone.

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matirua

1. (noun) two digit, double digit.

He tau matirua ēnei: 25, 87, 90, 21, 38 (TRP 2010:168). / These are double digit numbers: 25, 87, 90, 21, 38.

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matitoru

1. (modifier) three digit, triple digit.

He tau matitoru ēnei: 438, 596, 204, 111, 314 (TRP 2010:168). / These are three digit numbers: 438, 596, 204, 111, 314.

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whakaahua matihiko

1. (noun) digital photograph, digital photography.

pūnaha rorohiko

1. (noun) computer system, computer platform, digital platform.

kotikoti

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to cut to pieces, dice.

Ka mate i konei a Tū-whakararo. Mate kau anō ia, ka kotikotia e taua iwi (NM 1928:32). / Tū-whakararo was killed here. As soon as he was dead that tribe cut him up into pieces.

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2. (verb) (-a) to divide, lay out boundaries.

Kātahi ka tīkina he kairūri, māna e rūri, e mapi, e kotikoti kia hia rānei pīhi (MM.TKM 30/6/1857:3). / Then send for a surveyor to survey the land, map it and divide it into allotments.

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3. (verb) to be striped.

Kotikoti ana tōna hāte ki te pango, ki te whero, ki te mā. / His shirt was striped with black, red and white.

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4. (modifier) separated.

Ka kawea ki te wai kotikoti, arā ki te wai whakaika (W 1971:76). / He was taken to the special water, that is to the ritual pool.

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5. (noun) cutter.


6. (noun) slice tool (digital image editing).

Ko te kotikoti hei wehewehe i tētahi whakaahua ki ētahi wāhanga iti, he torotika ngā tapa o aua wāhanga iti (RTA 2014:217). / The slice tool is to divide up a photograph into small parts and to straighten the edges of those small parts.

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pene matihiko

1. (loan) stylus, digital pen.

Ko te papatuhi me te pene matihiko ngā taputapu matua hei tā pikitia ki te rorohiko (RTA 2014:162). / The drawing tablet and the stylus are the main tools to draw pictures with the computer.

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wā-mati

1. (modifier) digital (time).

Kua waia tēnei reanga ki te karaka wā-mati. / This generation is used to digital clocks.

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2. (noun) digital time.

Tuhia te tāima hei wā-mati (TRP 2010:314). / Write the time as digital time, please.

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karaka mati

1. (loan) (noun) digital clock.

mati

1. (noun) forefinger width - traditional measurement.

Ko te nuinga o ngā waeine aro kē mō te ine, e whakamahi ana i tētahi wāhanga o te tinana, pērā i te kōnui me te mati (hei ine i ngā mea paku), i te matikara me te mārō (TRP 2010:311). / Most of the non-standard units of measurement use a part of the body, such as the thumb or finger (for measuring small things), the handspan, and the outstretched arms (TRP 2010:311).

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2. (noun) digit.

Ko te mati tētahi tohutau kotahi. Koinei te huinga o ngā mati katoa o tō tātau pūnaha tau: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Arā ētahi tau e rua, nui ake rānei ōna mati. Hei tauira, he tau matirua te 34, he tau matitoru te 894 (TRP 2010:168). / A digit is a single numeral. The set of digits in our number system is: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Some numbers have more than two digits. 34 is a two-digit number, 894 has three digits (TRP 2010:168).

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3. (particle) Also used as a prefix to numbers, e.g. mationo (six digit).

He tau matiwhā ēnei: 3621, 9086, 4521, 3620 (TRP 2010:168). / These are four digit numbers: 3621, 9086, 4521, 3620.

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mati

1. (noun) (digit) figure.


2. (noun) (mathematics) figure.

pūrere kōpaepae

1. (noun) compact disc (CD) player, digital versatile disc (DVD) player, DVD recorder.

kōnae ipurangi

1. (noun) podcast - a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

taru paoho

1. (noun) iPod, MP3 player, portable media player, digital audio player.

tārua ā-matihiko

1. (verb) to extract digitally, rip.

Me tārua ā-matihiko, ka pupuri ai hei kōnae MP3 (RTP 2015:103). / It must be extracted digitally and retained as an MP3 file.

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Synonyms: kōreparepa, kauere, tīhaehae, tīhae, ngaeke


2. (noun) digital extraction.

Ko te tārua ā-matihiko te kapo i tētahi puoro, i tētahi ataata rānei me te tārua ki tētahi kōnae rorohiko, tētahi kōpae rānei (RTP 2015:103). / Digital extraction is the extraction of musical or visual content and the copying of it to a computer file or disc (RTP 2015:103).

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kāmera matihiko

1. (loan) (noun) digital camera.

miri

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to rub, smear, wipe, soothe, stroke, caress, massage, swipe (digital devices).

Ka miria e te hauku a Papa-tū-a-nuku (TTT 1/3/1930:2006). / Papa-tū-ā-nuku is caressed by the dew.

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Synonyms: waku, wakuwaku, mirimiri, muku, mukumuku, muru, kōmuri, kōmeke, kōmekemeke, kōmiri, ūkui, ūkuikui, hūkui, kāuto, aumiri, hikahika


2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to twist strands by rolling them on the thigh.

Nā taku kuia au i whakaako ki te miri i te muka o te harakeke (RTA 2014:120). / It was my grandmother who taught me to twist the flax fibre on my thigh.

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3. (modifier) massage.

I mua i tēnei he takahinga ture te whakahaere whare kairau; hunaia ai ēnei tūmomo whare ki raro i te kārangaranga whare miri tinana (Te Ara 2016). / Prior to this, brothels operated outside the law; these types of houses were hidden under the euphemism of massage parlours.

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Synonyms: mirimiri, kōmuru, romiromi, kōmuri, kōmiri, whakamāeneene


4. (modifier) shelling (maize).

Ko ngā mīhini miri kānga mā te tangata anō e huri (TTT 1/10/1930:2158). / The machines for shelling maize were turned by hand.

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5. (noun) twisting (flax fibre).

Te miri o Rukutia. Te miri o te harakeke, arā o te muka hei whenu hei aho rānei mō te whatu kākahu. Kei ngā kōrero onamata a te Māori ko Rukutia nāna i tīmata te whatu o te kākahu (M 2004:292). / The caress of Rukutia. The twisting of flax, that is the flax fibre, into warp strands or cross-threads for weaving garments. According to the early narratives of the Māori, Rukutia was the originator of the art of the weaving of garments.

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mati whai tikanga

1. (noun) significant figure (digit).

Ko te mati whai tikanga, koia nei te nui o ngā mati e tika ana hei whakaatu i te uara o tētahi tau mēnā e whakaawhiwhia ana taua tau. Hei tauira, ko te tāroaroa o tētahi tangata - kia 3 ngā mati whai tikanga, arā pea ko te 1.76m. Kāore he take o te 1.76459m (kāore hoki e taea kia pērā rawa te tōtika o te ine). Ki te whakaawhiwhia te 0.0287 kia rua ngā mati whai tikanga, ko te 0.03 tērā. Ki te whakaawhiwhia te 3,745 kia rua ngā mati whai tikanga, ko te 3,700 tērā (TRP 2010:169). / A significant figure is the number of digits necessary to show the value of a number when rounding off, or making an approximation. For example, giving the height of a person to three significant figures would be 1.76m. The exactness of a measure such as 1.76459m would be unnecessary, and difficult to measure correctly. Rounding 0.0287 to two significant figures would be 0.03. Rounding 3,745 to two significant figures would be 3,700 (TRP 2010:169).

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rauemi matihiko

1. (noun) digital resource.

He rauemi matihiko tēnei e taea ai e te kaiako te whakapakari i te reo o ngā ākonga. / This is a digital resource which will enable the teacher to improve the students' language.

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uara mati

1. (noun) face value (of a digit).

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