Noun
A non-SI unit of measure for radiation dose, measured as equivalent dose, effective dose, or committed dose, from one roentgen of X-rays or gamma rays.
Noun
A remark; a programming language statement used for documentation (in BASIC for example); also used in DOS batch files.
Adjective
Remaining.
Usage- not-comparable
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Knit 1 row. Dec 1 st at each end of next row and at each end of every foll alt row until 2 sts rem.
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A unit relative to the declared font size of the root element in an HTML document.
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Like the em unit, the rem unit is based on declared font size. The difference—and it’s a doozy—is that whereas em is calculated using the font size of the element to which it’s applied, rem is always calculated using the root element.
Noun
(roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
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