HMS

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noun

A format for writing decimal angles.

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OHMSDMS
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Meanings

HMS1

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).

    One of the other two nations to operate the F-35B, the United Kingdom, has had US versions of the jet operating off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

    2018 November 29, Brad Lendon, Zachary Cohen, “Japan preparing to put US-designed stealth jets on an ‘aircraft carrier’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2025
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.

    Synonyms: OHMS

  3. Initialism of hour-minute-second:
    1. mathematicsA format for writing decimal angles.

      36.24° = 36° 14' 24"

      Synonyms: DMS

    2. mathematicsA 24 or 12-hour time format that includes seconds, in addition to hours and minutes.

      14:37:12 = 14:37 (2:37 pm) and 12 seconds

    3. mathematicsA format for writing decimal time, usually associated with base-10 time such as during the French Revolution.

      7.4138 base-10 decimal hours = 7ʰ 41ᵐ 38ˢ

  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of hypermobility syndrome.

HMs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of HM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInitialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.

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OHMS

nounA format for writing decimal angles.

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DMS

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

HMS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HMS

MLA

“HMS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HMS. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HMS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HMS.

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