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AMS

"AMS" is a plural of: am.


Specialty Definition: AMS

DomainDefinition

Computing

AMS Andrew Message System. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Agriculture

Aggregate measure of support; Agricultural Marketing Service. (references)

Census

(Address Management System) The information system the USPS maintains to support its internal address operations and external customer products such as the ZIP+4, carrier route, and delivery sequence files that are based on potential address ranges. The new (1993-94) AMS II incorporates individual delivery point addresses and their delivery sequence to support USPS carrier delivery sequence sorting and commercial address services, such as Computerized Delivery Sequence. (references)

Shipping

The U.S. Customs' "Automated Manifest System." (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: AMS

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

AMS

EnglishAmerican Microchemical SocietyN/A

AMS

FrenchAssemblée mondiale de la santéMedicine

AMS

GermanAcetylmuraminsaeureChemistry

AMS

ItalianServizio mobile aeronauticoTransportation

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: AMS

Specialty definitions using "AMS": Aggregate measure of supportFederal-State Marketing Improvement ProgramMandatory price reporting, Master InbondPartners in QualityQualified Through VerificationTLAsUBASIC. (references)

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Commercial Usage: AMS

DomainTitle

Books

  • AMS - European Profile - 2001 [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Geometrical Methods for the Theory of Linear Systems: Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute and Ams Summer Seminar in Applied Mathematics, (reference)

  • X-Ray Spectroscopy in Astrophysics: Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School X, Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (Eadn) in ams (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: AMS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

AMS Tobacco inspectors Jim Phipps (l) and Stella Carver inspect a bale of tobacco in a warehouse in the Danville, VA area. Credit: USDA.

USS Merganser (AMS-26) tied up to USS Conserver (ARS-39) in Wonsan Harbor, Korea. Photographed by AFAN W.C. Newbill. The original photo is dated 23 October 1950. Note navigation bouy on Conserver's after deck and ships in background, including another AMS and a high-speed minesweeper (DMS). Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: AMS

"AMS" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "AMS" is used about 35 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)80%2865,706
Noun (plural)20%7133,076
                    Total100.00%35N/A

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

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Expression: AMS

Expression using "AMS": Total AMS. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "AMS": pro-ams.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: AMS

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ams

1,124

ams leasing staff

12

trans ams

53

ams services

11

ams server

36

ams micromotor vhdl

11

ams group servicing

34

ams loan

11

trans ams for sale

30

ams software

10

ams servicing

27

ams direct

10

ams tech

25

ams intranet site web

10

ams server.cfl.rr.com

23

pontiac trans ams

9

ams usda

21

ams technology

9

grand ams

19

ams sae

9

ams server.tampabay.rr.com

18

ams.org hn

9

ams music

16

ams computer

8

ams specification

16

ams press

8

ams gbox

15

ams club

8

ams oil

14

ams mortgage

8

ams support.com

13

ams standard

8

ams inc

13

ams background

8

ams pay tuition

13

ams risdon

8

pontiac grand ams

13

ams production

8

ams multi yahoo

12

ams login

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: AMS

Language Translations for "AMS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

samlet aggregeret mål for støtte (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Totale Geaggregeerde Steun (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

French

  

MGS totale (Total AMS), mesure globale du soutien totale (Total AMS). (various references)

   

German

  

gesamtes aggregiertes Stützungsmaß (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS), Gesamt-AMS (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συνολική αθροιστική μέτρηση ενισχύσεων (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS), συνολική ΑΜΕ (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

Italian

  

misura aggregata di sostegno totale (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS), MAS totale (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

amsay

   

Portuguese

  

medida global do apoio total (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Medida Global de la Ayuda Total (Total Aggregate Measurement of Support, Total AMS). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: AMS

Derivations

Words ending with "AMS": aerograms, airstreams, amalgams, anagrams, angiograms, arteriograms, ashrams, audiograms, autoradiograms, balsams, bams, bantams, barograms, beams, bedlams, beldams, bemadams, blams, bloodstreams, breams, brechams, broughams, buckrams, cablegrams, cams, candygrams, caprolactams, cardiograms, centigrams, chams, cheongsams, cholangiograms, chromatograms, chronograms, cladograms, clams, cocoyams, cofferdams, counterstreams, crams, creams, crossbeams, cryptogams, cryptograms, dams, daydreams, decagrams, decigrams, defoams, dekagrams, dendrograms. (additional references)

Words containing "AMS": adamsite, adamsites, camshaft, camshafts, clamshell, clamshells, damsel, damselfish, damselfishes, damselflies, damselfly, damsels, damson, damsons, dramshop, dramshops, hamster, hamsters, hamstring, hamstringing, hamstrings, hamstrung, kamseen, kamseens, kamsin, kamsins, khamseen, khamseens, khamsin, khamsins, lamster, lamsters, ramshackle, ramshorn, ramshorns, ramson, ramsons, samsara, samsaras, samshu, samshus, seamster, seamsters, seamstress, seamstresses, steamship, steamships, streamside, streamsides, teamster, teamsters. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: AMS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: mas.

Words within the letters "a-m-s"

-1 letter: am, as, ma.

 Words containing the letters "a-m-s"
 

+1 letter: aims, alms, amas, amis, amps, amus, arms, bams, cams, dams, gams, hams, jams, lams, macs, mads, maes, mags, mans, maps, mars, mash, mask, mass, mast, mats, maws, mays, mesa, moas, pams, rams, same, samp, scam, seam, sham, sima, slam, soma, spam, swam, tams, yams.

 

+2 letters: abysm, acmes, agism, agmas, almas, almes, alums, amahs, amass, ambos, amens, amias, amids, amies, amins, amirs, amiss, ammos, amoks, amuse, amyls, arums, atmas, atoms, balms, barms, beams, bemas, bimas, blams, calms, camas, cames, camps, chams, chasm, clams, comas, crams, cymas, dames, damns, damps, drams, dumas, exams, fames, farms, flams, foams, gamas, gambs, games, gamps, gaums, grams, haems, halms, hames, harms, iambs, imams, jambs, kames, lamas, lambs, lames, lamps, limas, loams, maars, mabes, maces, machs, macks, mages, magus, maids, mails, maims, mains, mairs, maist, makes, makos, males, malls, malms, malts, mamas, manas, manes, manos, manse, manus, marcs, mares, marks, marls, marse, marsh, marts, maser, mashy, masks, mason, massa, masse, massy, masts, mates, maths, matts, mauds, mauls, mauts, mavis, maxes, maxis, mayas, mayos, mayst, mazes, meads, meals, means, meats, mensa, mesas, miasm, micas, minas, moans, moats, molas, monas, moras, moxas, muras, musca, mynas, names, nemas, nomas, ogams, omasa, palms, pimas, plasm, prams, psalm, pumas, ramps, ramus, reams, roams, sagum, salmi, samba, sambo, samek, samps, satem, scamp, scams, scram, seams, seamy, shame, shams, shawm, sigma, simar, simas, slams, smack, small, smalt, smarm, smart, smash, smaze, smear, somas, spams, spasm, stamp, steam, stoma, sumac, summa, swami, swamp, swamy, swarm, tames, tamis, tamps, teams, trams, vamps, wames, wamus, warms, whams.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Abbreviations
10. Acronyms
11. Derivations
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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