What does "dm" mean?
Initialism of dimensional modeling.
Dm
name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of dimensional modeling.
- Grammar: dm is listed as name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: decimetre, choice-related, data mining, data-mining.
- Useful contrasts: broadcast message, handcrafted approach, indecisive.
- Usage evidence: I've inserted 2 DM and 75 ₰ to my piggy bank.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of dimensional modeling. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter wordnet
- 3 Initialism of De Morgan’s law. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Let ‘F’ stand for the state of affairs that consists in finite persons possessing and exercising free will. Let ‘p’ stand for ‘God exists’; ‘q’ for ‘F obtains’; ‘r’ for ‘F poses a serious risk of evil’; and ‘s’ for ‘There is no option available to God that counters F.’ With this in place, the argument may be formalized as follows: (1) [(p & q) & r] → s Premiss (2) ~s Premiss (3) ~[(p & q) & r] 1, 2 MT (4) ~(p & q) v ~r 3 DM (5) r Premiss (6) ~(p & q) 4, 5 DS (7) ~p v ~q 6 DM (3) follows from the conjunction of (1) and (2) by modus tollens; De Morgan’s law applied to (3) yields (4); (4) and (5) together lead to (6) by disjunctive syllogism; and another application of De Morgan’s law takes us from (6) to the final conclusion, according to which either God exists or there is free will (but not both)."
- 4 diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria wordnet
- 5 Initialism of Deutsche Mark. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of dry matter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Initialism of diabetes mellitus. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of dermatomyositis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 adamsite, diphenylaminechlorarsine countable, uncountable
- 10 Abbreviation of dark matter. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 11 Abbreviation of dextromethorphan; also DXM. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 12 driving motor car countable, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of dungeon master or dungeon mistress. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"DQ: "DM" stands for "Dungeon Master"--or I guess in my case Dungeon Mistress. *blinks* _That's_ got all kindsa wrong connotations, doesn't it? #o_o#"
- 14 Initialism of direct message (type of message on social media platforms). Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"He later sent me a DM mentioning that he would send me what he wears because he does a lot of walking. This is where the relationships online can get a wee bit weird."
- 15 Initialism of duty manager. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 16 Initialism of dialectical materialism. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of dungeon master, dungeon mistress, or dungeon monitor. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"But the most important people at any gathering are those in charge of safety, referred to as Dungeon Master/Mistress (DM). […] DMs are willing to help instruct novices on the safe use of all equipment provided on the premises and also act as mediators if there are any scenes that have potential safety concerns."
- 18 A Dr. Martens boot or shoe. colloquial, countable, uncountable
"She kicked a hardback book with her left DM boot (14 eyelets were the minimum she would settle for), but the bestseller persisted in her path."
- 19 Initialism of defensive midfielder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 20 Initialism of divemaster. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 21 Initialism of dust and mist. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 22 Initialism of deathmatch. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 23 Abbreviation of display manager. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To communicate by direct message, usually on a social media website. Internet, transitive
"Rio [Ferdinand] DM’d me after the tournament. He’d said I was the weak link, and that Croatia should be targeting me."
- 2 To dungeon master; to perform as a dungeon master; to run a tabletop role-playing game.
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Daily Mail, a national newspaper. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 Initialism of Distributed Morphology. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
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Example
"I've inserted 2 DM and 75 ₰ to my piggy bank."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dm"?
Common synonyms include: decimetre, choice-related, data mining, data-mining, decimeter, decisional.
How do you use "dm" in a sentence?
I've inserted 2 DM and 75 ₰ to my piggy bank.