English Explanatory Dictionary

HMS

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).
  2. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.
  3. Initialism of hour-minute-second:
  4. A format for writing decimal angles.
  5. A 24 or 12-hour time format that includes seconds, in addition to hours and minutes.
  6. A format for writing decimal time, usually associated with base-10 time such as during the French Revolution.
  7. Initialism of hypermobility syndrome.
noun
  1. plural of HM

Word forms

HMS

Synonyms

OHMS DMS

Related words

HMCS HMAS HMNZS HMTSS HBMS HDMS HNMS HNoMS HNLMS HSwMS OHMBS
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