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
Initialism.
rem (plural rems)
(often, capitalized) Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.
rem (plural rems)
A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays
• Continued use of the rem is "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Shortening of remark.
rem (plural rems)
(computing) A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
Shortening of remaining.
rem (not comparable)
(knitting) remaining
rem (plural rems)
(web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a HTML document.
• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, Ď€-mer
Shortening.
Rem (plural Rems)
(colloquial) A Remington firearm.
• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, Ď€-mer
REM (plural REMs)
rapid eye movement
REM (uncountable)
remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.
REM (plural REMs)
(computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
REM (uncountable)
(chemistry) rare earth metal(s).
• -mer, EMR, ERM, MER, MRE, erm, mer, mer-, Ď€-mer
Source: Wiktionary
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
