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Pm

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Pm
The symbol for the element promethium.

PM
abbr.
1. particulate matter
2. past master
3. police magistrate
4.
a. postmaster
b. postmistress
5. postmortem
6. prime minister
7. provost marshal

pm or p-m
abbr.
phase modulation

Pm
the chemical symbol for
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) promethium

PM
abbreviation for
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Prime Minister
2. Past Master (of a fraternity)
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Paymaster
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Postmaster
5. (Military) Military Provost Marshal

pm1
abbreviation for
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) premium

pm2
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
the Internet domain name for St. Pierre and Miquelon

Pm
The symbol for promethium.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.PmPM - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2.PmPm - a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
3.PmPM - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
British Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British government
chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
4.PM - modulation of the phase of the carrier wave
modulation - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
Translations
pm ADV ABBR =post meridiemp.m., de la tarde

pm abbr of post meridiem; at 5 pmum 5 Uhr nachmittags, um 17 Uhr; at 9 pmum 9 Uhr abends, um 21 Uhr; the 3pm trainder 15-Uhr-Zug

pm
abbr pm, p.m. [ˌpiː ˈem]
after midday at 1 pm (= at one o'clock in the afternoon); at 6.00 pm (= at six o'clock in the evening); the 2pm train. n.m. بَعْد الظُّهْر след обед post meridiem, odpoledne, večer [] nachmittags μετά μεσημβρίας (συντομογρ.) de la tarde pärast lõunat, õhtul بعد از ظهر keskipäivän jälkeen de l'après-midi אחה”צ, עֶרֶב, לַילָה दोहपर के बाद od podne do ponoći délután, du. siang, petang del pomeriggio 오전 po pusiaudienio, po pietų, vakare pēcpusdienā; vakarā pm post meridiem, tida mellom kl. 12–24 po południu пополудни popoludní popoldne posle podne e.m., efter middagen เวลาหลังเที่ยง öğleden sonra 下午(縮寫式) після полудня دوپہر کے بعد کا وقت buổi chiều


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