rem
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Etymology 1
Initialism.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.
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.
See also
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Shortening.
Noun
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
Noun
rem (plural rems)
Noun
rem (plural rems)
- (web design) A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in a 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.
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Catalan
Related terms
Further reading
- “rem” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɛm
audio (file) - Hyphenation: rem
Etymology 1
From remmen.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Indonesian
Latin
Middle English
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old English hrēam, from Proto-Germanic *hraumaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛːm/
Noun
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
References
- “rēm (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old English rēam.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Old French raime.
Swedish
Declension
Declension of rem | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rem | remmen | remmar | remmarna |
Genitive | rems | remmens | remmars | remmarnas |
Related terms
References
- rem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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