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REM   /rɛm/   Listen
REM

noun
1.
A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep.  Synonyms: paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep.
2.
(Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays.



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"REM" Quotes from Famous Books



... fond of such practical jocularity. "Quum quidam gemmas vitreas pro veris vendiderat ejus uxori, atque illa, re prodita, vindicari vellet, surripi quasi ad leonem venditorem jussit. Deinde e cavea caponem emittit, mirantibusque cunctis rem tam ridiculam, per curionem dici jussit, 'Imposturam fecit et passus est': deinde negotiatorem dimisit" (Trebellius ...
— The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales • Richard Garnett


Words linked to "REM" :   radioactivity unit, sleep, slumber


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