AM
See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"
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English
Proper noun
AM
- Abbreviation of Amazonas (state of Brazil)
- (automative) Initialism of Aston Martin.
- (music) Initialism of Arctic Monkeys.
Adjective
AM (not comparable)
- (timekeeping) Initialism of Anno Mundi. (Latin for in the year of the world)
Coordinate terms
(Anno Mundi):
Translations
before noon — see a.m.
Noun
AM (countable and uncountable, plural AMs)
- (education) Initialism of Artium Magister.
- (education) Initialism of Master of Arts.
- (UK politics, historical) Initialism of Assembly Member. (A title similar to MP, placed after the name of a Member of the Welsh National Assembly.)
- (property law) Initialism of automated mapping. (Used in conjunction with Facilities Managements abbreviations (AM/FM).)
- Member of the Order of Australia.
- (communication, broadcasting) Initialism of amplitude modulation.; contrasted with FM
- (manufacturing) Initialism of additive manufacturing.
- 2015 September, Steven E. Kuehn, “I'm Printing Your Prescription Now, Ma'am”, in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Putnam Media, page 7:
- The system, says Freeman is currently being used to assess exactly how AM powders pack and flow to ensure process efficiency and consistent product quality.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Latin ante meridiem; this is sometimes given in French as derived from the French translation, avant (“before”) midi (“noon”), instead of directly from Latin.
German
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Noun
AM n (strong, genitive AMs or AM, no plural)
- (software, development) Acronym of Anwendungsmanagement.
Portuguese
Spanish
Further reading
- “AM”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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