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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Etymology 1[edit]
Initialism.
Noun[edit]
rem (plural rems)
- (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.
Etymology 2[edit]
Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.
Noun[edit]
rem (plural rems)
- A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays
Usage notes[edit]
- Continued use of the rem is “strongly discouraged” by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
See also[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Shortening.
Noun[edit]
rem (plural rems)
- (computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem (plural rems)
- (knitting) remaining
- 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)
- Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.
- 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)
Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem (plural rems)
- (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document.
- 2017, Eric A Meyer; Estelle Weyl, CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web, Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page 126:
- Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem m (plural rems)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of rem
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem c
- rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From remmen.
Noun[edit]
rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb[edit]
rem
Friulian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem m (plural rems)
Related terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rèm (plural rem-rem, first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)
- brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- (figuratively) hindrance, obstacle
- Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang
Synonyms[edit]
- brek (Standard Malay)
Derived terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “rem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem (plural remes)
- (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
- (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “rēm (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Old English rēam.
Noun[edit]
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“cream”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Old French raime.
Noun[edit]
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“ream”)
Occitan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem m (plural rems)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
rem c
Declension[edit]
Declension of rem | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rem | remmen | remmar | remmarna |
Genitive | rems | remmens | remmars | remmarnas |
Related terms[edit]
- generatorrem
- hängslerem
- kamrem
- kilrem
- livrem
- rembrott
- remdrift
- remdriven
- remlås
- remsa
- remskarv
- remskiva
- remspänne
- remtransportör
- remtyg
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English initialisms
- English abbreviations
- en:Computing
- en:Knitting
- English blends
- en:Web design
- English terms with quotations
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan 1-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan uncountable nouns
- ca:Sports
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- nl:Auto parts
- Friulian terms inherited from Latin
- Friulian terms derived from Latin
- Friulian lemmas
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- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
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- Indonesian lemmas
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- Latin non-lemma forms
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
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- Middle English lemmas
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- Early Middle English
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
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- enm:Sound
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- oc:Nautical
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