US /rɛm/ UK /rɛm/
noun Freq #21969

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a non-SI unit of radiation dose equivalent equal to 0.01 sievert

    The safety report expressed each worker's annual dose in rem.

  2. 2
    noun

    rapid eye movement, especially the stage of sleep associated with vivid dreaming

    Most vivid dreaming occurs during REM sleep.

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Synonyms
2 noun · rapid eye movement,... rapid eye movementREM sleep
Word family
Forms rems
Derived forms millirem
Related forms sievertradroentgenradiationREM sleep

Etymology

The radiation unit is an acronym of roentgen equivalent man. The sleep term is an initialism of rapid eye movement. These unrelated formations share the same pronunciation.

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