Rem

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É›m

Initialism.

Noun

noun

1. rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Usage notes

As an acronym, this is almost always capitalized.

Abbreviation of

Full definition of rem

Noun

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

• millirem

Shortening.

Noun

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

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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

• erm
• MRE