rms

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A form of root mean square — The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers or values.

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Meanings

rms1

nounrms (countable and uncountable, plural rmses)

plural rmses

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of root mean square.

RMS2

nounRMS (countable and uncountable, plural RMSes)

plural RMSes · alternative R.M.S. · alternative R. M. S.

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of root mean square.
  2. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of Royal Mail Ship.
    1. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenauticalInitialism of Royal Mail Steamship.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of rifle metallic silhouette.
proper noun

alternative R.M.S. · alternative R. M. S.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Railway Mail Service.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Richard M. Stallman.
phrase

alternative R.M.S. · alternative R. M. S.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of ride me sideways.

RMs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of RM
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of RM

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quadratic mean

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MrsMSRRSM
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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