AM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does AM mean? 

• AM (noun)
  The noun AM has 3 senses:

1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

2. a master's degree in arts and sciences

3. modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave

  Familiarity information: AM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Am; americium; atomic number 95

Hypernyms ("Am" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A master's degree in arts and sciences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

AM; Artium Magister; MA; Master of Arts

Hypernyms ("AM" is a kind of...):

master's degree (an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

AM; amplitude modulation

Hypernyms ("AM" is a kind of...):

modulation ((electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase)

 Context examples 

I am not going to relate that voyage in detail.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Only now, at the end of nearly ten years, am I allowed to supply those missing links which make up the whole of that remarkable chain.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I should not wish a smarter assistant, Mr. Holmes; and I know very well that he could better himself and earn twice what I am able to give him.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

“Now, gentlemen,” said he, “I am quite ready for Tavistock.”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Far as it might have seemed, no man has ever seen very far into Wolf Larsen’s soul, or seen it at all,—of this I am convinced.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Of one thing only am I certain; that it is no use making my ideas known to the Count.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“I am an old friend of Dr. Jekyll’s—Mr. Utterson of Gaunt Street—you must have heard of my name; and meeting you so conveniently, I thought you might admit me.”

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) General Contentment: I am enjoying the things I usually do for fun.

(FAMS - Enjoying Things I Usually Do for Fun, NCI Thesaurus)

"I am minded to build me an igloo," he said one day to Klosh-Kwan and a number of the hunters.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)