fm

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abbreviation (1)

fathom

Fm

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symbol

fermium

FM

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noun

often attributive
: a broadcasting system using frequency modulation
also : a radio receiver of such a system

FM

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abbreviation (2)

field manual

Examples of fm in a Sentence

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Noun
Now, many of the voices uplifted on 90.1 FM over the years are speaking out against federal funding cuts that leave the station in a precarious position. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025 Central Florida Public Media, a nonprofit public news outlet reaching nine counties via its app, website and stations 90.7 FM Orlando and 89.5 FM Ocala, is one of 1,500 news organizations around the county hit by the $1.1 billion cut to the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2025 The Miami-Dade school board can’t claw back roughly $2 million a year in federal and state funding that WLRN (FM 91.3) will lose, now that Congress has zeroed out money for public media nationwide. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 July 2025 The girls were transported to a local clinic where they were pronounced dead, per Love FM. Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fm

Word History

Etymology

Noun

frequency modulation

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fm was in 1940

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“Fm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fm. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

FM

noun
ˈef-ˌem
: a system of broadcasting using frequency modulation
also : a receiver of radio waves broadcast by such a system
FM adjective

Medical Definition

Fm

symbol
fermium
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