rem

See also: Rem, REM, R.E.M., rém, and rëm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

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

Usage notes

• Continued use of the rem is “strongly discouraged” by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

See also

• sievert

Derived terms

• millirem

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

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

Derived terms

• rem out

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (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.

Etymology 4

Blend of root +‎ em.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (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

• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, π-mer

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈrəm/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈrɛm/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈrem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar
2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

Related terms

• remar

Further reading

• “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛm/, [ʁɑmˀ]

Noun

rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

1. strap, thong
2. belt
3. strop

Inflection

Declension of rem

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rem	remmen	remme	remmene
genitive	rems	remmens	remmes	remmenes

Related terms

• strygerem

Noun

rem c

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: rem

Etymology 1

From remmen.

Noun

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

1. brake

Derived terms

• handrem
• rempedaal
• schijfrem
• terugtraprem
• trommelrem
• velgrem
• voetrem

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rem
• → West Frisian: rem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

rem

1. first-person singular present indicative of remmen
2. imperative of remmen

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar

Related terms

• remâ

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch.

Noun

rem (plural rem-rem, first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)

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

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Latin

Noun

rem

1. accusative singular of rēs

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.

Alternative forms

• reme, ream, ræm, reæm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːm/

Noun

rem (plural remes)

1. (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
2. (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow.

Derived terms

• remen

References

• “rēm (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English rēam.

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form of reme (“cream”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old French raime.

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form of reme (“ream”)

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Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

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Swedish

Noun

rem c

1. a strap
2. a belt

Declension

Declension of rem
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rem	remmen	remmar	remmarna
Genitive	rems	remmens	remmars	remmarnas

Related terms

• generatorrem
• hängslerem
• kamrem
• kilrem
• livrem
• rembrott
• remdrift
• remdriven
• remlås
• remsa
• remskarv
• remskiva
• remspänne
• remtransportör
• remtyg

References

• rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)