FM

See also: fm, Fm, .fm, f.m., and F&M

Translingual

FM

FM (countable and uncountable, plural FMs)

(uncountable) Initialism of frequency modulation; radio programming that is broadcast in this form.
Coordinate terms: AM, amplitude modulation

That station is available on both AM and FM.

Enough of this endless static. Turn on the FM.
- 2007 January 13, Seth Kugel, “The Sounds of Mexico Hit New York Airwaves”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 January 2021:
  With very little fanfare, WZAA had become the first FM station in New York offering a format known as Mexican Regiona, which includes genres like ranchera, banda and norteña music.
(countable, military) Initialism of field marshal.
(countable) Initialism of finance minister.
(countable) Initialism of foreign minister.
(countable) Initialism of first minister.
- 2022 October 27, Abbi Garton-Crosbie, “FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon destroys claim that Scotland must join the euro to get into EU”, in The National‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 November 2022:
  The FM hit back at Scottish Tory Douglas Ross's reference to a Times article published on Thursday, based on four anonymous sources, as "desperate" as the pair clashed at FMQs.
Initialism of finance ministry.
Initialism of foreign ministry.
Initialism of first ministry.
(countable) Initialism of field manual.
(pathology) Initialism of fibromyalgia.
(countable, aviation) Initialism of fan marker.
(countable, chess) Initialism of FIDE Master.

FM n (strong, genitive FM, plural FM)

Declension of FM [neuter, strong]