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, Venetan 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]- “rem”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “rem”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
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]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | rem | rems |
definite | remmen | remmens | |
plural | indefinite | remmar | remmars |
definite | remmarna | remmarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]- axelrem
- bärrem
- dragrem
- drivrem
- fläktrem
- fångrem
- generatorrem
- hakrem
- hårrem
- hängslerem
- kamrem
- kilrem
- käkrem
- lakritsrem
- livrem
- läderrem
- lägga på en rem (“hurry up”)
- pannrem
- rembrott
- remdrift
- remdriven
- remlås
- remsa
- remskarv
- remskiva
- remspänne
- remtransportör
- remtyg
- sandalrem
- skorem
- snörrem
- spännrem
- svansrem
- svettrem
- svångrem
- tårem
- vristrem
- väskrem
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
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- 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 pronunciation
- 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 terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Latin 1-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin noun forms
- 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
- Occitan terms with audio pronunciation
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
- Occitan masculine nouns
- 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