Noun: dm
Usage: informal
- A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
"The aquarium was 5 dms deep";
- decimeter [US], decimetre [Brit, Cdn]
Usage: informal
- To send a private message to a specific user on a social media platform or messaging app
"I'll DM you the details later";
- direct message
- Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
"when doctors say 'diabetes' they usually mean 'DM'";
- diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes
- [informal] A private communication sent to a specific user on a social media platform or messaging app
"She sent him a DM to avoid discussing personal matters publicly";
- direct message
Derived forms: DMing, DMs, DMed, dms
Type of: diabetes, metric linear unit
Part of: m, meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Dm
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