am

am

Definition of AM

present 1st singular of be

Origin of AM

Middle English, from Old English eom; akin to Old Norse em am, Latin sum, Greek eimi

Rhymes with AM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

¹Am

abbreviation

Definition of AM

America; American

²Am

symbol

Definition of AM

americium

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

¹AM

noun, often attributive \ˈā-ˌem\

Definition of AM

: a broadcasting system using amplitude modulation; also : a radio receiver of such a system

Origin of AM

amplitude modulation

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with AM

ad rem, ahem, Arnhem, Belém, bluestem, brain stem, condemn, contemn, FM, GM, idem, in rem, item, main stem, mayhem, Menem, millieme, modem, poem, problem, pro tem, proem, Shechem

²AM

abbreviation

Definition of AM

1

airmail

2

Air Medal

3

[Latin anno mundi] in the year of the world —often printed in small capitals

4

ante meridiem —often not cap and often punctuated

5

[New Latin artium magister] master of arts