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Pm

The symbol for promethium.

PM

abbr.

1. particulate matter

2. past master

3. police magistrate

4. also pm or pm post meridiem

a. postmaster

b. postmistress

6. postmortem

7. prime minister

8. provost marshal

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.

pm

or p-m

abbr.

phase modulation

pm

abbreviation for

(Stock Exchange) premium

pm

the internet domain name for

(Computer Science) St Pierre and Miquelon

Pm

the chemical symbol for

(Elements & Compounds) promethium

PM

abbreviation for

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Prime Minister

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Prime Minister

3. Past Master (of a fraternity)

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Paymaster

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Postmaster

6. (Military) military Provost Marshal

Pm

Chem. Symbol.

promethium.

P.M.

1. Past Master.

2. Paymaster.

3. Police Magistrate.

4. Postmaster.

5. post-mortem.

6. Prime Minister.

7. Provost Marshal.

p.m.

or P.M.,

1. after noon.

2. the period between noon and midnight.

[< Latin post merīdiem]

usage: See a.m.

Pm

The symbol for promethium.

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Noun	1.	PM - an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease autopsy, necropsy, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination, postmortem, post-mortem examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
	2.	Pm - 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 atomic number 61, promethium 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.	PM - the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom premier, Prime Minister 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 phase 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