rem
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Etymology 1
Initialism.
Noun
rem (plural rems)
- (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.
Noun
rem (plural rems)
- 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
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
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
Noun
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
Noun
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
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
Related terms
Further reading
- “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)
Inflection
Declension of rem
Related terms
Noun
rem c
- rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From remmen.
Noun
rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rem
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of remmen
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of remmen
Friulian
Etymology
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
Related terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
rèm (first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)
- brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- (figurative) hindrance, obstacle
- Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang
Synonyms
- brek (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
- “rem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) rem
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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
- Alternative form of reme (“cream”)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Old French raime.
Noun
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“ream”)
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
Swedish
Noun
rem c
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
- lakritsrem
- livrem
- rembrott
- remdrift
- remdriven
- remlås
- remsa
- remskarv
- remskiva
- remspänne
- remtransportör
- remtyg
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- ca:Sports
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