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Definition: NREM |
NREMNoun1. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| 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 |
NREM | English | Non rapid eye movements | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: NREMSynonyms: nonrapid eye movement (n), nonrapid eye movement sleep (n), orthodox sleep (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: non rapid eye movements (medicine). |
Crosswords: NREM |
| English words defined with "NREM": NREM sleep ♦ pavor nocturnus ♦ sleep terror disorder. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | After about an hour and a half of NREM sleep, the brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again, even though the person is in deep sleep. (references) | |
In narcolepsy, the order and length of NREM and REM sleep periods are disturbed, with REM sleep occurring at sleep onset instead of after a period of NREM sleep. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "NREM": nrem sleep. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| 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 |
nrem | 3 |
nrem rem sleep sleep | 3 |
nrem sleep | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "NREM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | NREM-søvn (NREM sleep), non-REM søvn (NREM sleep). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | NREM-Schlaf (non rapid eye movements, non-REM sleep, NREM sleep, slow sleep). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | sonno tranquillo (non rapid eye movements, non-REM sleep, NREM sleep, slow sleep), sonno NREM (NREM sleep). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | emnray sueño ortodoxo (NREM sleep), sueño NREM (non rapid eye movements, non-REM sleep, NREM sleep, slow sleep), sueño lento (non rapid eye movements, non-REM sleep, NREM sleep, slow sleep), sueño de ondas lentas (NREM sleep). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words containing "NREM": unremarkable, unremarkably, unremarked, unremembered, unreminiscent, unremitting, unremittingly, unremorseful, unremovable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-m-n-r" | |
-1 letter: ern, men, rem. | |
-2 letters: em, en, er, me, ne, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-m-n-r" | |
+1 letter: enorm, miner, namer, ramen, reman, rumen. | |
+2 letters: airmen, almner, barmen, carmen, damner, enamor, engram, ermine, frenum, german, germen, limner, manger, manner, manure, marine, marten, meaner, mender, menhir, mentor, merino, merlin, merlon, merman, mermen, mincer, minder, miners, minter, moaner, modern, monger, moreen, morgen, murein, murine, namers, normed, number, preman, premen, ragmen, ramens, regnum, remain, remand, remans, remend, remind, remint, rename, rodmen, rumens, sermon, vermin. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 52 45 4D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .-. . -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01010010 01000101 01001101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N R E M |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0052 0045 004D |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48523947 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Abbreviations | 9. Acronyms 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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