Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nrem

/ˈɛnɹɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: nrem
IPA: /ˈɛnɹɛm/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[A] key function of deep NREM sleep, which predominates early in the night, is to do the work of weeding out and removing unnecessary neural connections."

Etymology

Initialism of non-rapid eye movement.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɛnɹɛm/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

orthodox sleep nonrapid eye movement sleep nrem sleep nonrapid eye movement

Antonyms

REM

Questions

How do you pronounce nrem?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnɹɛm/.
What does nrem mean?: Non-rapid eye movement, non-REM; designating the stage or stages of sleep when there is no dreaming and brain activity is reduced.
Where does nrem come from?: Initialism of non-rapid eye movement.

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