ALAM

Specialty Definition: ALAM

Domain	Definition
Computing	ALAM A language for symbolic mathematics, especially General Relativity. See also CLAM. ["ALAM Programmer's Manual", Ray D'Inverno, 1970]. (1994-10-28). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ALAM

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ALAM	English	Associate of the London Academy of Music	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: ALAM

Specialty definitions using "ALAM": symbolic mathematics. (references)

Non-English Usage: "ALAM" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Indonesian (natural, realm, world), Latin (armpit, army's wing, cherish, develop, feed, fin, flank, foreleg, maintain, nourish, nurse, rear, squadron, suckle, support, upper arm, wing), Malay (character, nature), Tagalog (know).

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Modern Usage: ALAM

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Ashgaa ragel fil alam (1968)

Akhtar ragol fil alam (1967)

Alam Ara (1931)

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Commercial Usage: ALAM

Domain	Title
Books	Artificial Life: The Proceedings of an Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems Held September, 1987 in Los Alam (reference) Eighth Army's Greatest Victories: Alam Halfa to Tunis 1942-1943 (reference) King of the world: the life and times of Shah Alam, Emperor of Hindustan (reference) Mengenal Kehidupan Pesisir Dan Laut Sebagai Kekayaan Alam Kita (reference) Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam Indonesia: Perspektif Ekonomi, Etika, Dan Praksis Kebijakan (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Alam Al-bina = Alam Al Bena (reference) Alam Attijarat (reference) Arab Water World International = Alam Al-Miyah Al-Arabi Al-Duwali (reference) (more periodical examples)
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Image Slideshow: ALAM

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Non-Fiction Usage: ALAM

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Thus far, five airports are slated to be operated through the BOT system, and agreements have been signed for the construction of Marsa Alam, Al Alamein, Al Farafra, Al Wahat Al Bahariya, and Ras Sudr. Another BOT tender for Al Sokhna airport is expected in the near future, and a tender for Dahb airport on the Gulf of Aqaba will be reissued. (references)
Civil Liberties	Malaysia	For example, in Shah Alam, the Selangor state authorities have continued to block the construction of a Catholic Church. (references)
	Mauritania	The weekly newspaper Al Alam ceased publication after the Government banned it in December 2000. At year's end, a Middle East Information Agency representative, whose accreditation was suspended in 2000, had not been reaccredited. (references)
Economic History	Egypt	Al Alam Al Yom daily newspaper (circulation 10,000 in Egypt, 50,000 in Saudi Arabia). (references)
Human Rights	Malaysia	However, in May Shah Alam High Court Judge Hishamuddin Mohd Yunus ordered the release of two opposition leaders who were detained in April under the ISA, calling their detentions unlawful and mala fide. (references)
	Malaysia	By year's end the Government had not formed an independent commission to investigate police killings, as was recommended by a group of 119 domestic NGO's in February 1999. On April 30, police reportedly killed three men suspected of robbery at Subang Mewah, Shah Alam, Selangor. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: ALAM

"ALAM" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ALAM" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	22	74,468

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: ALAM

The following table summarizes the usage of "ALAM" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Alam	Last name	1,000	15,002
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: ALAM

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "ALAM": Al-alam.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ALAM

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
alam shah uitm	187	alam bandaraya majlis shah	11
alam sekitar	69	alam elfan	11
shah alam	57	alam el phan	10
alam	51	alam map shah	10
alam jabatan sekitar	44	alam zone	10
alam pencemaran sekitar	40	alam bumi dan semesta	9
alam politeknik shah	34	alam dv	9
alam cakra	32	adtec alam shah	9
alam puncak	27	alam exam result shah uitm	8
alam pencemaran	24	alam kepentingan sekitar	7
alam marsa	21	alam hotel marsa	7
alam pendidikan sekitar	21	alam kt sel shah	7
alam mara shah teknologi universiti	17	alam gladys saroyan	6
sekolah alam shah	14	alam lohar	6
alam bencana	12	alam jabatan malaysia sekitar	6
shah alam and hotel	12	alam ghaib	6
alam elphan.com	11	al alam	6
alam elphan	11	alam di flora malaysia	6
alam flora	11	alam keputusan peperiksaan shah uitm	5
alam isu sekitar	11	alam dan kementerian sains sekitar teknologi	5
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Bible Trace: ALAM

Language	Date	Source	2 Chronicles Chapter 3, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai h pterux tou ceroub tou enoV phcewn pente aptomenh tou toicou tou oikou kai h pterux h etera phcewn pente aptomenh tou pterugoV tou ceroub tou eterou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Similiter cherub alterius ala quinque habebat cubitos et tangebat parietem et ala eius altera quinque cubitorum alam cherub alterius contingebat
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Lijc maner of the tother cherub the wenge hadde fyue cubitis, and touchid the wall, and his othere weeng of fyue cubitis touched the weeng of the tother cherub.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And in the same way, the wings of the other, five cubits long, were stretched out, one touching the wall and the other meeting the wing of the first winged one.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: ALAM

Language	2 Chronicles Chapter 3, Verse 12
Cebuano	Ug ang pako sa laing querubin may lima ka maniko, nga nakaabut sa bongbong sa balay; ug ang laing pako may lima ka maniko usab, nga nahasumpay sa pako sa laing querubin.
Croatian	Tako je i krilo drugoga kerubina, od pet lakata, dodirivalo hramski zid, a drugo mu se krilo, od pet lakata, spajalo s krilom drugoga kerubina.
Danish	og den anden Kerubs ene Vinge, fem Alen lang, rørte Hallens modsatte Væg, medens den anden, fem Alen lang, nåede til den førsfe Kerubs Vinge.
Dutch	Insgelijks was de vleugel des anderen cherubs van vijf ellen, rakende aan den wand van het huis; en de andere vleugel was van vijf ellen, klevende aan den vleugel des anderen cherubs.
Finnish	Ja toisen kerubin toinen siipi oli viittä kyynärää pitkä ja ulottui huoneen toiseen seinään, ja sen toinen siipi oli viittä kyynärää pitkä ja oli kiinni toisen kerubin siivessä.
French	L`aile du second chérubin, longue de cinq coudées, touchait au mur de la maison; et l`autre aile, longue de cinq coudées, joignait l`aile du premier chérubin.
German	Also hatte auch der eine Flügel des andern Cherubs fünf Ellen und rührte an die Wand des Hauses und sein anderer Flügel auch fünf Ellen und rührte an den Flügel des andern Cherubs,
Hungarian	A másik Kérubnak szárnya is, a mely öt sing volt, a háznak falát érinté; a másik szárnya pedig, a mely ismét öt sing volt, a másik Kérub szárnyát érinté.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Demikianpun sayap kerubiun satunya itu lima hasta panjangnya sampai kepada dinding bilik itu, dan sayap yang lain itupun lima hasta sampai lekat pada sayap kerubiun sebelahnya.
Italian	Un'ala del secondo cherubino, di cinque cubiti, toccava la parete della cella; l'altra, di cinque cubiti, toccava l'ala del primo cherubino.
Maori	Na ko te parirau o tera kerupa, e rima whatianga, pa tonu ki te taha o te whare: ko tetahi parirau, e rima ano hoki whatianga, he mea ungutu ano ki te parirau o tera kerupa.
Norwegian	og den ene vinge på den annen kjerub var fem alen og rørte ved husets vegg, og den annen vinge var fem alen og nådde til den første kjerubs vinge.
Portuguese	também a asa deste querubim, tendo cinco côvados, tocava na parede da casa, e a outra asa, tendo igualmente cinco côvados, estava unida � asa do primeiro querubim.
Rumanian	Aripa celui de al doilea heruvim, lungq de cinci coyi, atingea zidul casei; wi cealaltq aripq, lungq tot de cinci coyi, se unea cu aripa celui dintki heruvim.
Swedish	Och den andra kerubens ena vinge, fem alnar lång, rörde vid husets andra vägg, och hans andra vinge, fem alnar lång, nådde intill den första kerubens vinge.
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Derivations: ALAM

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ALAM": alameda, alamedas, alamo, alamode, alamodes, alamos. (additional references)
	Words ending with "ALAM": kalam. (additional references)
	Words containing "ALAM": calamander, calamanders, calamar, calamari, calamaries, calamaris, calamars, calamary, calami, calamine, calamined, calamines, calamining, calamint, calamints, calamite, calamites, calamities, calamitous, calamitously, calamity, calamondin, calamondins, calamus, cobalamin, cobalamins, cyanocobalamin, cyanocobalamine, cyanocobalamines, cyanocobalamins, epithalamia, epithalamic, epithalamion, epithalamium, epithalamiums, hypothalami, hypothalamic, hypothalamus, kalams, malamute, malamutes, nialamide, nialamides, prothalamia, prothalamion, prothalamium, salamander, salamanders, salamandrine, salami, salamis. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ALAM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: alma, lama.
	Words within the letters "a-a-l-m"
	-1 letter: aal, ala, ama, lam.
	-2 letters: aa, al, am, la, ma.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-l-m"
	+1 letter: alamo, alarm, almah, almas, halma, hamal, kalam, lamas, lamia, llama, malar, tamal, ulama.
	+2 letters: aflame, agleam, alamos, alarms, alarum, almahs, alumna, amatol, amoral, animal, baalim, balsam, calami, camail, haemal, halmas, hamals, hamaul, hammal, impala, kalams, kalmia, kamala, lactam, lambda, lamiae, lamias, lamina, lampad, lampas, lawman, layman, llamas, macula, malady, malars, malate, maltha, mammal, manila, manual, meatal, napalm, palmar, plasma, salaam, salami, tamale, tamals, ulamas, wadmal.
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