HMS
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HMS¹
noun
- Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy). One of the other two nations to operate the F-35B, the United Kingdom, has had US versions of the jet operating off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
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Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service
Similar: OHMS
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A format for writing decimal angles.
36.24° = 36° 14' 24"
Similar: DMS
- A 24 or 12-hour time format that includes seconds, in addition to hours and minutes. 14:37:12 = 14:37 (2:37 pm) and 12 seconds
- A format for writing decimal time, usually associated with base-10 time such as during the French Revolution. 7.4138 base-10 decimal hours = 7ʰ 41ᵐ 38ˢ
- Initialism of hypermobility syndrome
HMs²
noun
- plural of HM
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hectometer, hectometre, moh, hm, nsm, nave, hamas, hec, medicines, millilitres, remedies, h.m.s.o., hmsas, mmhs, hmis, mhws
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title = {HMS},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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