rem
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.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Shortening of remark.
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
Etymology 4 edit
Shortening of remaining.
Adjective edit
rem (not comparable)
- (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 5 edit
Noun edit
rem (plural rems)
- (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an 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
See also edit
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *aeramem m, whence also Italian rame, from Latin aeramen n. The variant ram reflects the variant Vulgar Latin *aeramum m, whence also Sicilian ramu, Venetian ramo, while Tosk rëm can reflect either forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rem m (definite remi)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Meyer, G. (1891) “2) ram”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 361
- Çabej, E. (1986) Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages 74–75
- Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 367–368
Further reading 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
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)
Inflection edit
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
- Afrikaans: rem
- → Caribbean Hindustani: rem
- → Caribbean Javanese: rèm
- → Indonesian: rem
- → West Frisian: rem
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
rem
- inflection of remmen:
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rem m (plural rems)
Related terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rèm (first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)
- brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- Synonym: brek (Standard Malay)
- (figurative) hindrance, obstacle
- Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang
Derived terms edit
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /rem/, [rɛ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /rem/, [rɛm]
Noun edit
rem f
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, 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
Noun edit
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“cream”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“ream”)
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rem m (plural rems)
Piedmontese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rem m
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
rem c
Declension edit
Declension of rem | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rem | remmen | remmar | remmarna |
Genitive | rems | remmens | remmars | remmarnas |
Derived terms edit
- axelrem
- generatorrem
- hängslerem
- kamrem
- kilrem
- lakritsrem
- livrem
- lägga på en rem (“hurry up”)
- rembrott
- remdrift
- remdriven
- remlås
- remsa
- remskarv
- remskiva
- remspänne
- remtransportör
- remtyg
References edit
- rem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
- Rhymes:English/ɛm
- Rhymes:English/ɛm/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English initialisms
- English abbreviations
- en:Computing
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- en:Knitting
- English terms with quotations
- English blends
- en:Web design
- en:Radioactivity
- Albanian terms borrowed from Vulgar Latin
- Albanian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Albanian terms derived from Latin
- Albanian 1-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- sq:Chemical elements
- Albanian uncountable nouns
- Catalan terms inherited from Latin
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- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan uncountable nouns
- ca:Sports
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish terms with homophones
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛm
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛm/1 syllable
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch feminine nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms
- nl:Auto parts
- Friulian terms inherited from Latin
- Friulian terms derived from Latin
- Friulian lemmas
- Friulian nouns
- Friulian masculine nouns
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian 1-syllable words
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- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Requests for plural forms in Indonesian entries
- Latin 1-syllable words
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- Middle English terms inherited from Old English
- Middle English terms derived from Old English
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Middle English/ɛːm
- Rhymes:Middle English/ɛːm/1 syllable
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English nouns
- Early Middle English
- enm:Sound
- Occitan terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
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- Occitan countable nouns
- oc:Nautical
- Piedmontese terms derived from Latin
- Piedmontese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Piedmontese lemmas
- Piedmontese nouns
- Piedmontese masculine nouns
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns