rem

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Marcelo goes to bed at 11:00 p.m. every night so that he gets plenty of REM sleep.

noun

Rem is a unit for measuring the amount of ionizing radiation that would be required to produce biological damage, or the stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement.

An example of a rem is a unit used after body tissue is exposed to gamma rays.
An example of REM is the time of dreaming and deep sleep.

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rem

noun

pl.

a basic unit used to measure the amount of biological damage caused by various types of ionizing radiation, equal to the dose that produces the same amount of damage in human tissue as one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays (0.01 sievert)

Origin of rem

r(oentgen) e(quivalent), m(an)

REM

noun

pl. REMs

Psychol. the periodic, rapid, jerky movement of the eyeballs under closed lids during stages of sleep associated with intense dreaming

Origin of REM

r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement)

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rem

noun

The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays.
A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.

Origin of rem

r(oentgen) e(quivalent in) m(an)

REM

noun

The twitching movements of the eye muscles and other physiological changes that occur during REM sleep.

Origin of REM

r(apid) e(ye) m(ovement)

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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.

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Noun

rapid eye movement, a sleep state.

Usage notes

As an acronym, this is almost always capitalized.

Noun

(plural rems)

A dose of absorbed radiation equivalent to one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays

Usage notes

Continued use of the rem is "strongly discouraged" by the style guide of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Origin

Abbreviation of Roentgen equivalent in man.

Noun

(plural rems)

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

Abbreviations

(knitting) remaining

Anagrams

Origin

Shortening.

Noun

(uncountable)

rapid eye movement

Origin

From the initial letters of rapid eye movement.

Noun

(uncountable)

remaining time: In music, the time remaining in a track.

Origin

Shortened from remaining.

Noun

(uncountable)

(computing) A programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.

Origin

Shortened from remark.

Noun

(uncountable)

(chemistry) rare earth metal(s).

Origin

Shortened from rare earth metal.

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rem - Computer Definition

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rem - Medical Definition

The amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays.
A unit for measuring absorbed doses of radiation, equivalent to one roentgen of x-rays or gamma rays.

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