SMA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sma"

English

Noun

SMA (countable and uncountable, plural SMAs)

1. (military, US) Initialism of sergeant Major of the Army.
2. (neuroanatomy) Initialism of supplementary motor area.
   • 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

     To simplify a bit, once having decided, the PFC passes the decision on to the rest of the frontal cortex, which passes it to the premotor cortex, then to the SMA and, a few steps later, on to your muscles.

3. (anatomy) Initialism of superior mesenteric artery.
4. (pathology) Initialism of spinal muscular atrophy.
5. Initialism of standard metropolitan area.

Hypernyms

• (spinal muscular atrophy): SMAs

Hyponyms

• (spinal muscular atrophy): SMA0, SMA1, SMA2, SMA3, SMA4

Derived terms

• (spinal muscular atrophy): SMAs, SMA0, SMA1, SMA2, SMA3, SMA4

Proper noun

SMA

1. (software) Initialism of Service Management Automation (a set of tools for Microsoft Azure).

Anagrams

• 'ams, Mas, mas, MSA, Sam., -mas, ASM, AMS, sam, M.A.S., MAs, M.A.s, Sam, M. A. S., S. Am., MAS, A.M.s, SAM, asm

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.ɛm.ʔa/, /ɛs.ɛm.a/

Noun

SMA (uncountable)

1. (education) Initialism of sekolah menengah atas (“senior high school”).

   Pandemi virus korona terjadi saat aku naik ke kelas 1 SMA.

   The coronavirus pandemic happened on my first year of senior high school.

2. (chemistry) Initialism of satuan massa atom (“atomic mass unit”).

Further reading

• “SMA” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.