rpm

American  

Or r.p.m.

1. revolutions per minute.

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rpm British  

abbreviation

1. revolutions per minute

2. resale price maintenance

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Example Sentences

Instead of the three-minute limit of a 78 rpm side, the 12-inch LP held up to about 22 minutes per side—ample room for extended works, long solos and uninterrupted listening.

From The Wall Street Journal

Should the BlackFly turn into a strong tailwind, for example, the rpm of all eight props will slow rather dramatically in order to maintain constant air speed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shift to Sport mode and the engine will hold at a high, keening rpm, trying to charge the battery faster than the driver can drain it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We spun our blades up to 3,500 rpm, which is 750 revolutions per minute faster than the Ingenuity blades have gone,” he said in a November statement.

From Salon

The Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox dates to around 1947, according to its lot on the auction website, and will come with 18 original 78 rpm records.

From Washington Times