rem

See also: REM, R.E.M., rém, and rëm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Usage notes

As an acronym, this is almost always capitalized.

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" [1] by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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.

Anagrams

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar
2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

Related terms

• remar

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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

Related terms

• strygerem

Inflection

Declension of rem

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

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)

Noun

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

1. brake

Derived terms

• handrem
• rempedaal
• schijfrem
• trommelrem
• voetrem

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

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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Lojban

Rafsi

rem

1. rafsi of remna.

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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)