rms

or r.m.s.

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(often initial capital letter) root mean square.

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Words nearby rms

R.M.C., rmdr, RME, R-methodology, RMM, rms, RMT, Rn, RNA, RNA polymerase, R.N.A.S.

Other definitions for rms (2 of 2)

R.M.S.

abbreviation

Railway Mail Service.

British. Royal Mail Service.

British. Royal Mail Steamship.

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How to use rms in a sentence

Runnin' off to Cuba with wan hundherd men an' ar-rms, iv coorse.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
He was received with open ar-rms be ivry wan in that gr-reat city that knew the combynation iv a safe.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
Postero die Rms Relator ex ambone Patres monuit, deputationem emendationem istam admittere nolle.
The History of Freedom|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Irish rms or rmis, which is merely adapted from the word romance.
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce

An' he come fr'm th' fun'ral with th' first smile on his face that anny man iver see there, an' th' baby in his ar-rms.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne

British Dictionary definitions for rms (1 of 2)

rms

abbreviation for

root mean square

British Dictionary definitions for rms (2 of 2)

RMS

abbreviation for

Royal Mail Service

Royal Mail Steamer

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