Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM).

    REM-Schlaf, REM-Phase, paradoxer Schlaf

    фаза быстрого снаfaza bystrovo sna, БДГ-фазаBDG-faza, REM-фазаREM-faza

    a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Cats twitch during REM sleep.

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  2. The brain waves during REM sleep are the same as when awake, and it's the stage when you have dreams.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement:

Forms

plural: REM sleeps
SingularREM sleep

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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