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HMS

HMS noun: a format for writing decimal angles. Also the initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship.

Noun (1)

HMS

  1. A format for writing decimal angles.
    • 36.24° = 36° 14' 24"
    Synonyms:
    DMS
  2. 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
  3. 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

Noun (2) capitalized: HMs

HMs

  1. (plural) plural of HM

Also used as

HMS is also the initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship.

HMS is also the initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.

HMS is also the initialism of hypermobility syndrome.

Synonyms of HMS

Phrases with HMS

Questions about HMS

What does HMS mean?
HMS means a format for writing decimal angles.
What part of speech is HMS?
HMS is a noun.

Words near HMS in the dictionary

  1. HMPS
  2. HMPV
  3. HMQS
  4. HMRC
  5. HMRG Deep
  6. HMS
  7. HMSAS
  8. HMT
  9. HMTD
  10. HMTs
  11. HMTSS

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