fm


Symbol, Physics.
  1. femtometer.

Other definitions for Fm (2 of 5)

Fm

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. fermium.

Other definitions for FM (3 of 5)

FM

  1. Electronics. frequency modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying the frequency of the carrier wave.

  2. Radio. a system of radio broadcasting by means of frequency modulation.

  1. of, relating to, or utilizing such a system.

  • Compare AM.

Other definitions for fm. (4 of 5)

fm.

abbreviation
  1. fathom.

  2. from.

Other definitions for f.m. (5 of 5)

f.m.

abbreviation
  1. (in prescriptions) make a mixture.

Origin of f.m.

5
From Latin fīat mistūra

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How to use fm in a sentence

  • 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.

    A Poor Wise Man | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Mr. F.M. Webster reports that the labors of this bird "afford actual and immediate relief to the infected fruit."

    Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. Hornaday
  • Finally, the woman wound up by saying that the Senior Subaltern carried a double F.M. in tattoo on his left shoulder.

British Dictionary definitions for fm (1 of 3)

fm

abbreviation for
  1. fathom

  2. from

the internet domain name for
  1. Micronesia

British Dictionary definitions for Fm (2 of 3)

Fm

the chemical symbol for
  1. fermium

British Dictionary definitions for FM (3 of 3)

FM

abbreviation for
  1. frequency modulation

  2. Field Marshal

  1. aeronautics figure of merit

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Scientific definitions for Fm (1 of 2)

Fm

Scientific definitions for FM (2 of 2)

FM

  1. Abbreviation of frequency modulation

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