rem

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Usage notes 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Usage notes 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 3 Danish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms 3.2.2 Inflection 3.3 Noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.3 Verb 5 Indonesian 5.1 Noun 6 Latin 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm

[edit] Etymology 1

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rem

1. (Acronym): rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

[edit] Usage notes

As an acronym, this is almost always capitalized.

[edit] Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

[edit] Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays

[edit] Usage notes

• Continued use of the rem is "strongly discouraged" [1] by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

[edit] Derived terms

• millirem

[edit] Etymology 3

Shortening of remark

[edit] Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

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• Alphagram: emr
• erm
• MRE

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[edit] Catalan

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rem m.

1. oar

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɛm/, [ʁɑmˀ]

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rem c. (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

1. strap, thong
2. belt
3. strop

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• strygerem

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rem c.

1. rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}

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rem

1. brake

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rem

1. First-person singular and imperative form of remmen (to brake)

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[edit] Indonesian

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rem

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

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[edit] Latin

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rem

1. accusative singular of rēs