different between rem vs rpm

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (often capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

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

See also

• sievert

Derived terms

• millirem

Etymology 3

Shortening of remark.

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

Etymology 4

Shortening of remaining.

Adjective

rem (not comparable)

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.

Etymology 5

Blend of root +? em.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

1. (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document.

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin r?mus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?r?m/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?r?m/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?rem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar
2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

Related terms

• remar

Further reading

• “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [??am?], [???m?]

• Homophone: ram

Noun

rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

1. strap, thong
2. belt
3. strop

Inflection

Related terms

• strygerem

Noun

rem c

1. rem (A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?m/
• Rhymes: -?m
• Hyphenation: rem

Etymology 1

From remmen.

Noun

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

1. brake

Derived terms

• handrem
• rempedaal
• schijfrem
• terugtraprem
• trommelrem
• velgrem
• voetrem

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rem
• ? Indonesian: rem
• ? West Frisian: rem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

rem

1. first-person singular present indicative of remmen
2. imperative of remmen

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin r?mus.

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. oar

Related terms

• remâ

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch rem (“brake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?m/
• Hyphenation: rèm

Noun

rèm (first-person possessive remku, second-person possessive remmu, third-person possessive remnya)

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
2. (figuratively) hindrance, obstacle

   Synonyms: penghambat, penghalang, pengekang

Synonyms

• brek (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

• “rem” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Noun

rem

1. accusative singular of r?s

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English hr?am, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.

Alternative forms

• reme, ream, ræm, reæm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??m/

Noun

rem (plural remes)

1. (mainly Early ME) A shout or yell; a loud, aggressive, noise.
2. (Early Middle English) A moan; a call of sadness or sorrow.

Derived terms

• remen

References

• “r?m, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Etymology 2

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form of reme (“cream”)

Etymology 3

Noun

rem

1. Alternative form of reme (“ream”)

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

Piedmontese

Etymology

From Latin r?mus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?m/

Noun

rem m

1. oar

Related terms

• remé

Swedish

Noun

rem c

1. a strap
2. a belt

Declension

Related terms

• generatorrem
• hängslerem
• kamrem
• kilrem
• lakritsrem
• livrem
• rembrott
• remdrift
• remdriven
• remlås
• remsa
• remskarv
• remskiva
• remspänne
• remtransportör
• remtyg

References

• rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• mer

English

Noun

rpm (plural rpms or rpm's)

1. Alternative letter-case form of RPM

Proper noun

rpm

1. Alternative letter-case form of RPM

Anagrams

• MPR, MRP, PMR, PRM, RMP