rem
A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective…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.
» Cats twitch during REM sleep.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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.
(roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.
Examples
2 sentencesCats twitch during REM sleep.
The brain waves during REM sleep are the same as when awake, and it's the stage when you have dreams.
Origin
Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man. Shortening of remark. Blend of root + em.Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.
Shortening of remark.
Blend of root + em.
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Forms
plural: remsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep:paradoxical sleeprapid eye movement sleepREM sleeprapid eye movement