rem
See also: Rem, REM, R.E.M., rém, rëm, and Rém
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.
Derived terms
- millirem
See also
- sievert
Etymology 3
Shortening of remark.
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
- rem out
Etymology 4
Shortening of remaining.
Adjective
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.
- 2009, Sally Muir, Joanna Osborne, Diana Miller, Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible (page 71)
Etymology 5
Blend of root + em.
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.
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Anagrams
- -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, π-mer
Albanian
Etymology
Singularized plural of the attested form ram, borrowed from Italian rame (“id”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɛm]
Noun
rem m (definite singular remi)
- copper
Declension
declension of rem
| indefinite forms | definite forms | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rem | remi | |
| accusative | rem | remin | |
| genitive (i/e/të/së) | remi | remit | |
| dative | remi | remit | |
| ablative | remi | remit |
Derived terms
- remtar
- remtë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “rem”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 367
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin rēmus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈrəm/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈrɛm/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈrem/
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
- oar
- (uncountable, sports) rowing
Related terms
- remar
Further reading
- “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse reim.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈʁamˀ], [ˈʁɑmˀ]
- Homophone: ram
Noun
rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)
- strap, thong
- belt
- 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
- rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɛm
audio (file) - Hyphenation: rem
Etymology 1
From remmen.
Noun
rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)
- brake
Derived terms
- handrem
- rempedaal
- schijfrem
- terugtraprem
- trommelrem
- velgrem
- voetrem
Descendants
- Afrikaans: rem
- → Caribbean Hindustani: rem
- → Caribbean Javanese: rèm
- → Indonesian: rem
- → West Frisian: rem
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rem
- first-person singular present indicative of remmen
- imperative of remmen
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin rēmus.
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
- oar
Related terms
- remâ
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch rem (“brake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛm/
- Hyphenation: rèm
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
- mengerem
- pengereman
Compounds
- rem angin
- rem bantu
- rem belakang
- rem blong
- rem cakram
- rem darurat
- rem depan
- rem hidraulik
- rem kaki
- rem mekanik
- rem tangan
- rem torpedo
- rem tromol
- rem udara
Further reading
- “rem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Noun
rem f
- accusative singular of rēs
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-West Germanic *hraum, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.
Alternative forms
- ræm, ream, reæm, reme
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛːm/
- Rhymes: -ɛːm
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
- remen
References
- “rēm, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.
Noun
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“cream”)
Noun
rem
- Alternative form of reme (“ream”)
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rem/
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Noun
rem m (plural rems)
- (nautical) rowing, sculling
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin rēmus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛm/
Noun
rem m
- oar
Related terms
- remé
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse reim.
Noun
rem c
- a strap
- 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
- lakritsrem
- livrem
- lägga på en rem (“hurry up”)
- rembrott
- remdrift
- remdriven
- remlås
- remsa
- remskarv
- remskiva
- remspänne
- remtransportör
- remtyg
References
- rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- mer