Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ppm

/pˈipˈiˈɛm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: ppm
IPA: /pˈipˈiˈɛm/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of parts per million (10000 ppm = 1%).

noun

Initialism of page(s) per minute.

noun

Initialism of pulse position modulation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of process production model.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of power-performance management.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of prediction by partial match.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of page per minute.

Example Sentences

"The overflush consisted of 100 bbls of uncrosslinked 3000 ppm polymer, followed by one wellbore volume (~150 bbls) plus 450 bbls crude behind pipe."
"PIRG noted the European Union has a limit of 300 ppm for boron and that there should be a “full-fledged investigation to determine if limits should be established” in the US."

Usage

Inflected Forms

PPMs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

percent permille permyriad ppb ppt ppq wpm cps

Synonyms

μU microuno

Rhymes With

them pm em stem gm fm gem atm condemn rpm chem rem

Questions

How do you pronounce ppm?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈipˈiˈɛm/.
What does ppm mean?: Initialism of parts per million (10000 ppm = 1%).

How to pronounce ppm

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