am

AM

abbr.

1. airmail

2. amplitude modulation

3. or am Latin anno mundi (in the year of the world)

4. or am or am ante meridiem

5. Latin artium magister (Master of Arts)

Usage Note: By convention, 12 am denotes midnight and 12 pm denotes noon. Because of the potential for confusion, it is advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight.

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Am ¹

The symbol for americium.

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Am ²

abbr. Bible

Amos

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am

 (ăm)

v.

First person singular present indicative of be.

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[Middle English, from Old English eom; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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am

vb

(used with I) a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of be¹

[Old English eam; related to Old Norse em, Gothic im, Old High German bim, Latin sum, Greek eimi, Sanskrit asmi]

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am

abbreviation for

1. See AM⁵

2. See a.m.

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am

the internet domain name for

(Computer Science) Armenia

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Am

the chemical symbol for

(Elements & Compounds) americium

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AM

abbreviation for

1. associate member

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Assembly Member (of the National Assembly of Wales)

3. Albert Medal

4. US Master of Arts

5. (Electronics) Also: am amplitude modulation

6. See a.m.

7. Member of the Order of Australia

8. Armenia (international car registration)

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am

(æm; unstressed əm, m)

v.

1st pers. sing. pres. indic. of be.

[before 900; Old English am, eam, eom]

AM

1. Asian male.

2. amplitude modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying its amplitude.

3. a system of broadcasting using this method.

Compare FM.

[1935–40]

Am

Chem. Symbol.

americium.

Am.

1. America.

2. American.

A.M.

Master of Arts.

[< Latin Artium Magister]

a.m.

or A.M.,

1. before noon.

2. the period from midnight to noon, esp. the period of daylight prior to noon.

Compare p.m.

[1755–65; < Latin ante merīdiem]

usage: The abbreviation a.m. refers to the period from midnight until noon. One minute before noon is 11:59 a.m. One minute after noon is 12:01 p.m. Many people distinguish between noon and midnight by saying 12 noon and 12 midnight. Expressions such as 6 a.m. in the morning and 9 p.m. at night are redundant.

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Am

The symbol for americium.

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AM

Abbreviation of amplitude modulation

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Am - a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms americium, atomic number 95 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.
	2.	AM - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, Master of Arts, MA master's degree - an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree
	3.	AM - modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave amplitude modulation modulation - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

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Translations

dopoledneráno

er

bin

estoysoy

olen

suis

jesamsam

devagyok

er

sono

sum

priešpiet

no ritapriekšpusdiena

ben

jestem

estousou

sunt

som

sem

jesamsam

är

öğleden önce

AM

N ABBR

1. =amplitude modulation → A.M. f

2. (US) =Artium Magister, Master of Arts
see MA

3. (Welsh Pol) =Assembly Member → parlamentario/a m/f

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AM

[ˌeɪˈɛm]

abbr (=amplitude modulation)

n abbr (=Assembly Member) (in Wales) → député(e) m/f au Parlement gallois

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am

a.m. [ˌeɪˈɛm] adv abbr (=ante meridiem) → du matin
at 4am, at 4 a.m. → à quatre heures du matin

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AM

(Rad) abbr of amplitude modulation → AM

(Brit Pol) abbr of Assembly Member → Mitglied nt → der walisischen Versammlung

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am

, a.m. abbr of ante meridiem; 2 am → 2 Uhr morgens; 10 am → 10 Uhr morgens or vormittags; 12 am → 0 Uhr, Mitternacht; do you mean 7 am or 7 pm? → meinen Sie 7 Uhr morgens oder abends?

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AM

[ˌeɪˈɛm] abbr =amplitude modulation → AM

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am,

a.m.

(ˌei ˈem) abbreviation (also A.M.)

in the morning (before midday). at 10 am; at 1.00 am (= one hour after midnight; one o' clock in the morning). v.m. قَبْل الظُّهْر сутрин AM ráno, dopoledne (zkratka) vor mittags om morgenen; om formiddagen; tidspunkter mellem klokken 24:01 og 12:00 næste dag βλ. am de la mañana enne lõunat, hommikul (tundide kohta) بامداد؛ صبح aamupäivällä du matin בַּבּוֹקֶר दोपहर से पहले का समय prije podne pagi di mattina 午前 오전 ryto, priešpiet no rīta; priekšpusdienā pagi 's ochtends klokka 2401–1200 przed południem سهار до полудня; утро dopoludnia, predpoludním zjutraj, dopoldne pre podne på förmiddagen, f.m. เวลาหลังเที่ยงคืนถึงเที่ยงวัน öğleden önce 午前 до полудня ہوں ، صیغہ واحد متکل کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے buổi sáng 午前，上午

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