fm

Symbol, Physics.

Symbol, Chemistry.

Electronics. frequency modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying the frequency of the carrier wave.
Radio. a system of radio broadcasting by means of frequency modulation.
of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.

fm.

⁴

abbreviation for

f.m.

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Origin of fm¹

From Latin fīat mistūra

In an article written in 1899 F.M. Teed mentions the fact that his incomplete collection of “Indians” totalled over three hundred.

But it was not Hendricks and his campaign that kept the F.M. of M. awake until dawn.

Mr. F.M. Webster reports that the labors of this bird "afford actual and immediate relief to the infected fruit."

Finally, the woman wound up by saying that the Senior Subaltern carried a double F.M. in tattoo on his left shoulder.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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