fm

Other forms of fm

plural

fms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fm

What does fm mean?

fm means "modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fm?

fm has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɛˈfɛm/.

What is another word for fm?

Close synonyms include frequency modulation, fermium, atomic number 100. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fm a common word?

fm is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.