HyperDic: modem

English > 1 sense of the word modem:
NOUNartifactmodem(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
modem > pronunciation
Soundsmow'dahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > modem: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
Narroweracoustic modemA modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again
Broaderelectronic equipmentequipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Spanishmodem, módem
Catalanmòdem

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