FM

1.
Electronics. frequency modulation: a method of impressing a signal on a radio carrier wave by varying the frequency of the carrier wave.
2.
Radio. a system of radio broadcasting by means of frequency modulation.
3.
of, pertaining to, or utilizing such a system.
Compare AM.

Fm

Symbol, Chemistry
1.
fermium.

fm

Symbol, Physics.
1.
femtometer.

fm.

1.
fathom.
2.
from.

f.m.

1.
(in prescriptions) make a mixture.
Origin
< Latin fīat mistūra
British Dictionary definitions for FM

fm

abbreviation
1.
fathom
2.
from
abbreviation
3.
Micronesia

Fm

Chemical symbol
1.
fermium

FM

abbreviation
1.
frequency modulation
2.
Field Marshal
3.
(aeronautics) figure of merit
FM in Medicine

Fm
The symbol for the element fermium.

FM in Science
Fm  
The symbol for fermium.
FM  
Abbreviation of frequency modulation
fermium
  (fûr'mē-əm)   
Symbol Fm
A synthetic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that is produced from plutonium or uranium. Its most stable isotope is Fm 257 with a half-life of approximately 100 days. Atomic number 100. See Periodic Table.
FM in Technology


1. Frequency Modulation.
2. Fucking Manual, a back-formation from RTFM. Used to refer to the manual itself.
3. Fucking Magic, in the sense of black magic.
(2001-04-30)

networking
The country code for the Federated States of Micronesia.
Heavily used for vanity domains by FM radio stations.
(1999-01-27)
Related Abbreviations for FM

Fm

fermium

FM

  1. field manual
  2. field marshal
  3. frequency modulation
  4. friable material

fm.

  1. fathom
  2. from
Encyclopedia Article for FM

Fm

(Fm), synthetic chemical element of the actinoid series of the periodic table, atomic number 100. Fermium (as the isotope fermium-255) is produced by the intense neutron irradiation of uranium-238 and was first positively identified by Albert Ghiorso and coworkers at Berkeley, Calif., in debris taken from the first thermonuclear or hydrogen-bomb test explosion (November 1952), in the South Pacific. All fermium isotopes are radioactive. Mixtures of the isotopes fermium-254 (3.24-hour half-life), fermium-255 (20.1-hour half-life), fermium-256 (2.7-hour half-life), and fermium-257 (80-day half-life) can be produced by the intensive slow-neutron irradiation of elements of lower atomic number, such as plutonium.

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