EDM

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A form of electrical discharge machining — A manufacturing process that uses electricity discharged from an electrode to quickly erode the conductive material that is being cut to a precise shape and size. Several forms exist, with electrodes that are wires, carbon blocks, or otherwise.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

EDM1

nounEDM (countable and uncountable, plural EDMs)

plural EDMs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableelectricsInitialism of electrical discharge machining.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of electronic document management.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of entity data model.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of engineering data management.
  5. abbreviationinitialismuncountableentertainmentInitialism of electronic dance music.
    1 more example

    But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which [Justin] Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).

    2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020
  6. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of early day motion.
    1 more example

    On Tuesday, the SNP lodged an early-day motion (EDM) to formally remove Prince Andrew’s title as Duke of York, which he has said he will no longer use. […] EDMs rarely have any effect apart from generating publicity for a cause, but if a significant number of cross-party names were to sign the SNP motion it would act as a method for piling pressure on the government.

    2025 October 21, Jessica Elgot, “MPs move to lodge parliamentary motion to strip Prince Andrew of dukedom”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

EDM2

proper noun

alternative Edm · alternative Edm.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Edmonton.

Edm3

proper noun

alternative EDM · alternative Edm.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Edmonton.

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APA

EDM. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EDM

MLA

“EDM.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EDM. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “EDM,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/EDM.

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