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
An Erath County tornado was spotted on a Texas Department of Transportation traffic camera at U.S. 67 and Texas 220 about 8:30 p.m. Jack County Emergency Management reported a tornado near Texas Highway 59 and FM 1810. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 About a half hour earlier, deputies with the department responded to a weapons disturbance call in the 9300 block of FM 1960, where a female family member had alerted authorities that Lacy had been involved in a verbal argument with her and had discharged a firearm into the ground. Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Boseman, who died in 2020 at age 43, was completely committed to his main character of T'Challa in the Marvel movie about the advanced kingdom of Wakanda, Coogler recalled on a recent episode of Power 105.1 FM's The Breakfast Club. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Rory McIlroy: $79.8 million Prize money/bonus: $34.8 million | Endorsements: $45 million | Age: 35 McIlroy added FM as an endorsement partner this year. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 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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