Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rms

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: rms
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of root mean square.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Royal Mail Ship.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Royal Mail Ship.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of rifle metallic silhouette.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Railway Mail Service.

name

Initialism of Richard M. Stallman.

phrase

Initialism of ride me sideways.

noun

Initialism of root mean square.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

RMSes (plural) R.M.S. (alternative) R. M. S. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

RMMS RMMV HMS USS SS M/S M/V rms

Questions

What does rms mean?: Initialism of root mean square.

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