PM meaning

PM as a noun

1. an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease

   Synonyms: autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination

   Type of: examination

2. a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium

   Synonyms: promethium, atomic number 61

   Type of: metallic element

3. the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom

   Synonyms: Prime Minister, premier

   Type of: head of state

4. modulation of the phase of the carrier wave

   Synonyms: phase modulation

   Type of: modulation

PM in a sentence

• Let's meet at around, say, 6 PM in front of the café.
• The PM unveiled plans for a new government budget.
• I'll be arriving in Boston at two-thirty PM.
• I worked from six PM until midnight.
• The park closes at eight PM.

How to pronounce PM

PM is pronounced /ˈpiɛm/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.