Meaning of HMS | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Ship (prefix for ships in the navy of a monarchy, such as the British Royal Navy).
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2. Initialism of His/Her Majesty's Service.
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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.
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Examples

“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.”

“36.24° = 36° 14' 24"”

“14:37:12 = 14:37 (2:37 pm) and 12 seconds”

“7.4138 base-10 decimal hours = 7ʰ 41ᵐ 38ˢ”

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