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Sem

1 American  
[sem] / sɛm /

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Shem.


Sem 2 American  
Or Sem.

abbreviation

  1. Seminary.

  2. Semitic.


SEM 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Optics. scanning electron microscope

  2. Digital Technology. search-engine marketing: a type of online marketing in which a company, organization, or website owner drives traffic to a website by optimizing its ranking or by paying for the website to appear in search-engine results pages.


sem. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. semicolon.


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The party has shortlisted Sem Moema, a member of the London Assembly, and Praful Nargund, an Islington councillor, in the contest to be the party's election candidate.

From BBC May 23, 2024

Roby is projected as a mid-rotation starter who along with the acquisitions of Sem Robberse and Adam Klofenstein from Toronto help replenish a dearth of starting pitching in the farm system.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

Toronto sent minor league right-handers Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse to St. Louis for the 26-year-old Hicks.

From Washington Times Jul. 30, 2023

“We advanced a little more on our flank,” said a drone operator in the Adam Tactical Group, who asked to be identified only by his nickname, Sem.

From New York Times May 12, 2023

When he heard this, the high priest Sem added,— “If the holy Beroes does, indeed, perform miracles, then ask him, first of all, if Osochar has betrayed the secret.”

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander

In Paris, a public-private partnership, SEM Paris Commerces, relocates small businesses to empty storefronts, cultivating commercial strips that are far more interesting for strolling than scrolling.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2024

SEM works by scanning a sample with a focused electron beam and capturing the SEs emitted from the surface.

From Science Daily Nov. 18, 2024

For comparison, a human hair is between 10 to 150 micrometers, and SEM can observe features that are 10,000 times smaller.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2024

The SEM said it had only been used once, in 2016, when four asylum seekers were among 13 people deported.

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2020

So all the angles of the triangle SEM in any of these positions of E are known, and also the ratios of SE1, SE2, SE3, SE4 to SM and to each other.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George

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