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RPM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rpm mean?
• RPM (noun)
The noun RPM has 1 sense:
1. rate of revolution of a motor
Familiarity information: RPM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rate of revolution of a motor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
rev; revolutions per minute; rpm
Context example:
the engine was doing 6000 revs
Hypernyms ("rpm" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
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