Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rom

/ɹoʊm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
rom
IPA
/ɹoʊm/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Abbreviation of Romania.

noun

Acronym of read-only memory.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of range of motion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Acronym of rupture of membranes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of return on margin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rrom, डोम

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹoʊm/
  • British English: /ɹəʊm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ROMs (plural) Roma (plural) the Rom (canonical)

Derived Forms

bootROM EEPROM EPROM PROM ROMable romhack rompler romset

Phrases

LV-ROM New World ROM Old World ROM flash memory write-only memory Catmull-Rom spline rom-com rom com

Frequently Paired Words

RAM flash memory write-only memory WOM WORM random access memory ROI return on investment

Synonyms

Romani Roma Gypsy tzigane read-only memory read-only storage fixed storage

Homonyms

roam Rome

Rhymes With

mom tom bomb calm islam vietnam palm com prom dom comm bom

Questions

How do you pronounce rom?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊm/.
What does rom mean?
Abbreviation of Romania.
Where does rom come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce rom

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