rms

¹ American  

Or r.m.s.

1. (often initial capital letter) root mean square.

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R.M.S. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Railway Mail Service.

2. British. Royal Mail Service.

3. British. Royal Mail Steamship.

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RMS ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Royal Mail Service

2. Royal Mail Steamer

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rms ² British  

abbreviation

1. root mean square

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Example Sentences

A Titanic passenger list was purchased for £104,000 and a gold medal awarded to the crew of the RMS Carpathia by rescued survivors sold for £86,000.

From BBC

Fenebrutinib’s outperformance of an existing drug in treating relapsing MS is noteworthy, but the Swiss drugmaker can’t file for approval—and unlock potentially 3 billion Swiss francs in sales—until a further RMS trial in the first half of 2026, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sales at French luxury-fashion house Hermes RMS -4.18%decrease; red down pointing triangle continued to grow, reflecting a resilient appetite for the highest end of luxury goods even as shoppers tighten their purse strings elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hermes RMS 1.02%increase; green up pointing triangle said its artistic director of menswear, Veronique Nichanian, would step down after her last show for the French luxury house in January after 37 years at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Britannic was the third of the White Star Line company's Olympic class of steamships, along with the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic.

From BBC