REM

rem

(noun) (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Initialism.

Noun

rem (plural rems)

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

Etymology 2

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.

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.

Etymology 4

Shortening of remaining.

Adjective

rem (not comparable)

(knitting) remaining

Etymology 5

Noun

rem (plural rems)

(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-, π-mer

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

Rem (plural Rems)

(colloquial) A Remington firearm.

Anagrams

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

Etymology 1

Noun

REM (plural REMs)

rapid eye movement

Etymology 2

Noun

REM (uncountable)

remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.

Etymology 3

Noun

REM (plural REMs)

(computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Etymology 4

Noun

REM (uncountable)

(chemistry) rare earth metal(s).

Anagrams

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

Source: Wiktionary

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