Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dms

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: dms
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Destroyer MineSweeper.

Countable

noun

Initialism of Driver Monitoring System.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of DiMethyl Sulfide.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Document Management System.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Database Management System.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Degree-Minute-Second (a method of writing angles).

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of Digital Multiplex System.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lads talked about a new pair of DMs the same way those middle-class poofs talked about their new shiny Ford Cortina Mark 2, which had just come on to the market."

Etymology

Abbreviation of the brand name Dr. Martens.

Usage

Inflected Forms

DMSs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

DD gradian HMS mil radian DMDS DMSP

Questions

What does dms mean?: Initialism of Destroyer MineSweeper.
Where does dms come from?: Abbreviation of the brand name Dr. Martens.

How to pronounce dms

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