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

But RMS Olympic - launched the year before Titanic - served as a trans-Atlantic liner for the White Star line for 24 years.

From BBC

It is known as the "friendliest port", which stems from an occasion on Wednesday 6 July 1935, when RMS Mauretania sailed past Amble on her final voyage, en route to the docks at Rosyth to be broken up.

From BBC

But resale values suggest that even rare goods such as Hermès RMS 0.42%increase; green up pointing triangle Birkin bags and Rolex watches aren’t pulling in crowds like they used to.

From The Wall Street Journal

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