Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hms

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: hms
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

noun

Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.

noun

Initialism of hour-minute-second:

noun

Initialism of hour-minute-second:

noun

Initialism of hour-minute-second:

noun

Initialism of hypermobility syndrome.

noun

plural of HM

Example Sentences

"One of the other two nations to operate the F-35B, the United Kingdom, has had US versions of the jet operating off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier."
"36.24° = 36° 14' 24""
"14:37:12 = 14:37 (2:37 pm) and 12 seconds"
"7.4138 base-10 decimal hours = 7ʰ 41ᵐ 38ˢ"

Frequently Paired Words

HMCS HMAS HMNZS HMTSS HBMS HDMS HNMS HNoMS

Synonyms

OHMS DMS

Questions

What does hms mean?: Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

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