fm

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abbreviation (1)

fathom

Fm

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symbol

fermium

FM

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noun

often attributive
: a broadcasting system using frequency modulation
also : a radio receiver of such a system

FM

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abbreviation (2)

field manual

Examples of fm in a Sentence

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Noun
Audacy sports talk radio host James Seltzer (WIP 94.1 FM) characterized the trend as professionally problematic, during a recent on-air broadcast, while acknowledging such tech will be difficult to prevent. Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 On Wednesday, Aug 13, a school bus carrying 58 elementary school children ended up on its side after rolling over near the intersection of FM 1010 and County Road 347 just after 7 a.m., KHOU 11 and KTRK reported. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Now, instead of rock stalwarts like Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Twenty One Pilots, listeners will hear WQAM sports talk on the FM dial expanding the reach of University of Miami and Heat games. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025 Kinloch and Craig both attended a breakfast hosted by radio personality Mildred Gaddis of The Mildred Gaddis Show on Kiss FM 105.9 on Aug. 3. Free Press staff writer Clara Hendrickson contributed to this report. Dana Afana, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fm

Word History

Etymology

Noun

frequency modulation

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fm was in 1940

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“Fm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fm. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

FM

noun
ˈef-ˌem
: a system of broadcasting using frequency modulation
also : a receiver of radio waves broadcast by such a system
FM adjective

Medical Definition

Fm

symbol
fermium
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