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rem

1

[ rem ]

noun

, Nucleonics.
  1. the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.


REM

2

[ rem ]

REM

1

abbreviation for

  1. rapid eye movement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


REM

2

/ rɛm /

acronym for

  1. roentgen equivalent man
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rem

/ rĕm /

  1. The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays. The rem has been replaced in most scientific contexts by the sievert.


rem

  1. An acronym for r oentgen e quivalent m an. A unit of absorbed doses of radiation .


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Notes

A normal medical x-ray delivers about 0.02 rem; a fatal dose of radiation is several thousand rem.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rem1

1945–50; r(oentgen) e(quivalent in) m(an)

Origin of rem2

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

For instance, in active REM sleep, breathing and pulse may be irregular, and small muscular twitches are common.

My scores for light, deep, and REM sleep were well within normal, but I still felt sleepy in the morning.

It is the only popular consumer technology to measure both REM (which restores the mind) and deep sleep (which restores the body).

But I suppose a kind of longstanding love of specific bands would be Radiohead, Wilco, Neil Young, Tom Waits, REM.

The most recent service opened with the REM song “Everybody Hurts.”

Terti quonam in statu rem Christianam in his terris offenderimus.

Seqvitvr iam ex initio propositis tertium, nimirum vt exponatur, quonam tand loco rem Christianam his in locis offenderimus.

Quonam in statu rem Christianam his in locis offenderit Societas.

Qui sonus ad aures nostras ideo non peruenit, quia vltra rem fit':—a sufficient reason.

This is indeed keeping to the Text-Rem rem quocunque modo rem.

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