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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.
Am 1
The symbol for americium.
Am 2
abbr. Bible
Amos
am
(ăm)v.
First person singular present indicative of be.
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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]
am
am
the internet domain name for
(Computer Science) Armenia
Am
the chemical symbol for
(Elements & Compounds) americium
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.
AM
Abbreviation of amplitude modulation
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| Noun | 1. |  Am - a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atomsmetal, 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 sciencesmaster'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 wavemodulation - (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
olen
jesamsam
devagyok
er
sum
priešpiet
no ritapriekšpusdiena
jestem
estousou
sunt
som
sem
jesamsam
är
AM
N ABBR1. =amplitude modulation → A.M. f
2. (US) =Artium Magister, Master of Arts
see MA
see MA
3. (Welsh Pol) =Assembly Member → parlamentario/a m/f
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AM
[ˌeɪˈɛm] abbr (=amplitude modulation)
am
a.m. [ˌeɪˈɛm] adv abbr (=ante meridiem) → du matinat 4am, at 4 a.m. → à quatre heures du matin
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AM
(Rad) abbr of amplitude modulation → AM
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?Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
AM
[ˌeɪˈɛm] abbr =amplitude modulation → AMCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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).
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