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HMS.

Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

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  1. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

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  2. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.

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  3. Initialism of hour-minute-second: A format for writing decimal angles.

    36.24° = 36° 14' 24"
  4. Initialism of hour-minute-second: A 24 or 12-hour time format that includes seconds, in addition to hours and minutes.

    14:37:12 = 14:37 (2:37 pm) and 12 seconds
  5. Initialism of hour-minute-second: A format for writing decimal time, usually associated with base-10 time such as during the French Revolution.

    7.4138 base-10 decimal hours = 7ʰ 41ᵐ 38ˢ
  6. Initialism of hypermobility syndrome.

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