rem

See also: Rem, REM, R.E.M., rém, and rëm

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛm

Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

  1. rapid eye movement, a sleep state.
Usage notes

As an acronym, this is almost always capitalized.

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" [1] by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Shortening.

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

Noun

rem (plural rems)

  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.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈrəm/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ˈrɛm/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈrem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar
  2. (uncountable, sports) rowing

Further reading

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛm/, [ʁɑmˀ]

Noun

rem c (singular definite remmen, plural indefinite remme)

  1. strap, thong
  2. belt
  3. strop

Inflection

  • 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): /rɛm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛm
  • audio(file)

Noun

rem f (plural remmen, diminutive remmetje n)

  1. brake

Derived terms

Verb

rem

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

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rēmus.

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

  1. oar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch.

Noun

rem

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)

Latin

Noun

rem

  1. accusative singular of rēs

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rem/

Noun

rem m (plural rems)

  1. (nautical) rowing, sculling

Swedish

Noun

rem c

  1. a strap
  2. a belt

Declension

Declension of rem 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rem remmen remmar remmarna
Genitive rems remmens remmars remmarnas
  • generatorrem
  • hängslerem
  • kamrem
  • kilrem
  • livrem
  • rembrott
  • remdrift
  • remdriven
  • remlås
  • remsa
  • remskarv
  • remskiva
  • remspänne
  • remtransportör
  • remtyg

References

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