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rem.

A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective dose, or committed dose, from one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective dose, or committed dose, from one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.

Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

noun
  1. A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Where this word comes from

Shortening of remark.

adj
  1. Remaining.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Shortening of remaining.

noun
  1. A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.

Where this word comes from

Blend of root + em.

noun
  1. Initialism of rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

    abbreviation · alt-of · capitalized · initialism · often
Where this word comes from

Initialism.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.