Initialism.
rem (plural rems
( often capitalized ) Initialism ofrapid eye movement , asleep state.Abbreviation ofRoentgen equivalent in man
rem (plural rems
Adose ofabsorbed radiation equivalent to oneroentgen ofX-rays orgamma rays . Continued use of therem Shortening ofremark .
rem (plural rems
( computing ) remark ; aprogramming language statement used fordocumentation (inBASIC for example); also used inDOS batch files .Shortening ofremaining .
rem (notcomparable )
( knitting ) Remaining 2009 Pet Projects: The Animal Knits Bible , page71 :Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 stsrem .
Blend ofroot em
rem (plural rems
( web design ) unit relative to the declaredfont size of theroot element in anHTML document.2017 CSS: The Definitive Guide: Visual Presentation for the Web , Kindle edition, O'Reilly Media, page126 :Like the em unit, therem 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.
Borrowed fromVulgar Latin *aeramem m Italian rame Latin aeramen n ram Vulgar Latin *aeramum m Sicilian ramu Venetan ramo rëm
rem m definite remi
copper Synonym: bakër Meyer, G. (1891 ) “2) ram ”, inEtymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language →DOI page361 Çabej, E. (1986 )Studime gjuhësore (in Albanian), volume II, Prishtinë: Rilindja, pages74–75 Orel, Vladimir E. (1998 ) “rem ”, inAlbanian Etymological Dictionary , Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill,→ISBN 367–368 “rem ”, inFGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language [1] 1980 Inherited fromLatin rēmus
rem m plural rems
oar ( uncountable , sports ) rowing FromOld Norse reim
IPA (key ) : [ˈʁamˀ] ,[ˈʁɑmˀ]
rem c singular definite remmen plural indefinite remme
strap ,thong belt strop rem c
rem Deverbal fromremmen
rem f plural remmen diminutive remmetje n
brake Afrikaans:rem → Caribbean Hindustani:rem → Caribbean Javanese:rèm → Indonesian:rem → West Frisian:rem See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
rem
inflection ofremmen first-person singular present indicative (in case ofinversion )second-person singular present indicative imperative FromLatin rēmus
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rem m plural rems
oar FromDutch rem ( “ brake ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɛm/ Hyphenation:rèm rèm (plural rem -rem
brake ( device used to slow or stop a vehicle ) Synonym: brek ( Standard Malay ) ( figurative ) hindrance ,obstacle Synonyms: penghambat penghalang pengekang rem f
accusative singular ofrēs Inherited fromOld English hrēam Proto-West Germanic *hraum Proto-Germanic *hraumaz
rem plural remes
( mainly Early ME ) shout oryell ; a loud, aggressive, noise.( Early Middle English ) moan ; a call of sadness or sorrow.rem
Alternative form ofreme ( “ cream ” ) rem
Alternative form ofreme ( “ ream ” ) rem m plural rems
( nautical ) rowing ,sculling FromLatin rēmus
rem m
oar FromOld Norse reim
rem c
astrap abelt 
