What does stem mean?
Definitions for stem
stɛmstem
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stem.
Princeton's WordNet
root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
stalk, stemnoun
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
shank, stemnoun
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
stemnoun
the tube of a tobacco pipe
bow, fore, prow, stemnoun
front part of a vessel or aircraft
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
stem turn, stemverb
a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
stemverb
grow out of, have roots in, originate in
"The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
stemverb
cause to point inward
"stem your skis"
stem, stanch, staunch, haltverb
stop the flow of a liquid
"staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"
stemverb
remove the stem from
"for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stemnoun
Etymology: stemma, Latin.
Two lovely berries molded on one stem,
So with two seeming bodies, but one heart. William Shakespeare.After they are first shot up thirty foot in length, they spread a very large top, having no bough nor twig in the trunk or stem. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.
Set them aslope a reasonable depth, and then they will put forth many roots, and so carry more shoots upon a stem. Francis Bacon.
This, ere it was in th’ earth,
God made, and ev’ry herb, before it grew
On the green stem. John Milton, Parad. Lost.The stem thus threaten’d and the sap in thee,
Drops all the branches of that noble tree. Edmund Waller.Farewell, you flow’rs, whose buds with early care
I watch’d, and to the chearful sun did rear:
Who now shall bind your stems? or, when you fall,
With fountain streams your fainting souls recall? Dryden.The low’ring Spring with lavish rain
Beats down the slender stem and bearded grain. Dryden.This is a stem
Of that victorious stock, and let us fear
His native mightiness. William Shakespeare, Henry V.I will assay her worth to celebrate,
And so attend ye toward her glittering state;
Where ye may all, that are of noble stem,
Approach. John Milton.Whosoever will undertake the imperial diadem, must have of his own wherewith to support it; which is one of the reasons that it hath continued these two ages and more in that stem, now so much spoken of. James Howell, Vocal Forest.
Do’st thou in hounds aspire to deathless fame?
Learn well their lineage and their ancient stem. Thomas Tickell.Orante’s barque, ev’n in the hero’s view,
From stem to stern, by waves was overborn. Dryden.To Stemverb
To oppose a current; to pass cross or forward notwithstanding the stream.
Etymology: stæmma, Islandick.
They on the trading flood,
Through the wide Ethiopian to the cape
Ply, stemming nightly tow’rd the Pole. John Milton, Par. Lost.Above the deep they raise their scaly crests,
And stem the flood with their erected breasts. John Denham.In shipping such as this, the Irish kern
And untaught Indian, on the stream did glide,
Ere sharp-keel’d boats to stem the flood did learn,
Or fin-like oars did spread from either side. Dryden.At length Erasmus, that great injur’d name,
Stemm’d the wild torrent of a barb’rous age,
And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
STEM
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term is typically used in the context of education policy or curriculum choices in schools. It has implications for workforce development, national security concerns (as a shortage of STEM-educated citizens can reduce effectiveness in this area) and immigration policy.There is no universal agreement on which disciplines are included in STEM; in particular whether or not the science in STEM includes social sciences, such as psychology, sociology, economics, and political science. In the United States, these are typically included by organizations such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Labor's O*Net online database for job seekers, and the Department of Homeland Security. In the United Kingdom, the social sciences are categorized separately and are instead grouped together with humanities and arts to form another counterpart acronym HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences), rebranded in 2020 as SHAPE (Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy). Some sources also use HEAL (health, education, administration, and literacy) as the counterpart of STEM.
ChatGPT
stem
A stem is a part of a plant that serves as the main source of support and produces buds, leaves, flowers, and fruits. This element of the plant typically grows above the ground, carries water and nutrients between the roots and leaves, and also aids in photosynthesis by providing a base for the leaves to perform their function. It can also refer to the main part of a word from which other words or forms can be created.
Webster Dictionary
Stemverb
alt. of Steem
Stemnoun
alt. of Steem
Stemnoun
the principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches or the head or top
Stemnoun
a little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry
Stemnoun
the stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors
Stemnoun
a branch of a family
Stemnoun
a curved piece of timber to which the two sides of a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow
Stemnoun
fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout
Stemnoun
anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached
Stemnoun
that part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean
Stemnoun
the entire central axis of a feather
Stemnoun
the basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian
Stemnoun
the short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc
Stemnoun
the part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base
Stemverb
to remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from; as, to stem tobacco leaves
Stemverb
to ram, as clay, into a blasting hole
Stemverb
to oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow of, as a current
Stemverb
to move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current
Etymology: [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.]
Wikidata
Stem
The stem is the component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork. Sometimes called a goose neck, a stem's design belongs to either a quill or threadless system, and each system is compatible with respective headset and fork designs: ⁕Quill: the stem inserts into the steerer tube which is threaded and which does not extend above the headset. ⁕Threadless: the stem clamps around the steerer tube which is not threaded and which extends above the headset.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stem
stem, n. the ascending axis of a plant, which usually bears leaves and flowers, and maintains communication between the roots and the leaves: the little branch supporting the flower or fruit: a race or family: branch of a family.—n. Stem′-leaf, a leaf growing from the stem.—adj. Stem′less (bot.), wanting a stem, or having it so little developed as to seem to be wanting.—ns. Stem′let, a little or young stem; Stem′ma, a pedigree or family tree: an ocellus.—adjs. Stem′matous; Stemmed. [A.S. stæfn, stefn, stemn, from stæf, a staff; Ger. stab.]
Stem
stem, n. the prow of a ship: a curved piece of timber at the prow to which the two sides of a ship are united.—v.t. to cut, as with the stem: to resist or make progress against: to stop, to check:—pr.p. stem′ming; pa.t. and pa.p. stemmed.—From stem to stern, from one end of a vessel to the other: completely, throughout. [Same word as above.]
CrunchBase
Stem
Stem, Inc. (fka Powergetics), a San Francisco-based developer of an integrated cloud energy optimization solution. Led by Brian Thompson, Founder and CEO, Stem is developing a new service which leverages real time data, cloud-based predictive analytics, state of the art energy storage, and value added services to help businesses optimize their energy use.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
stem
The foremost piece uniting the bows of a ship; its lower end scarphs into the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper end. The outside of the stem is usually marked with a scale of feet and inches, answering to a perpendicular from the keel, in order to ascertain the ship's draught of water forward.--False stem. When a ship's stem is too flat, so that she cannot keep a wind well, a false stem, or gripe, is fayed on before the right one, which enables her to hold a better wind.--From stem to stern, from one end of the ship to the other.--To stem, to make way against any obstacle. "She does not stem the tide," that is, she cannot make head against it for want of wind.
Editors Contribution
stem
A facet of a plant.
The stem of the flowers was so beautiful.
Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020
Suggested Resources
STEM
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STEM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stem is ranked #17056 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stem surname appeared 1,665 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stem.
93.6% or 1,560 total occurrences were White.
3% or 50 total occurrences were Black.
1.1% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.8% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
0.8% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stem' in Nouns Frequency: #2429
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stem' in Verbs Frequency: #897
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stem in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stem in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of stem in a Sentence
The current pipeline for esports is : Kid is interested in a video game, kid starts playing video game, kid gets good at video game, kid gets paid, it's a hobby that they're passionate about and we want to encourage that and give them a pathway to a career in the future, whether that's as a professional video game player or in a STEM career that helps to develop future games.
You have the message and then you have the little stem that holds it up. The message can change but the stem is the same, and this peptide targets the stem of the hemagglutinin, that's why it's very efficient.
We were reading articles about how kids here and in England were gravitating to STEM fields, both in high school and college, because they’d been impacted by the show, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ actually caused them to look into science and technology and math as career goals. You don’t set out to make a sitcom anticipating you might cause somebody to change their life.
It’s a mutually beneficial program that brings experienced foreign teachers with specialized training and education into American classrooms, u.S. children receive bilingual teaching experiences, learn about other cultures and countries, and benefit from the teachers ’ expertise in areas such as special education, STEM education and foreign language.
It’s a technology for tomorrow but we have an option to create a genetically sound population. This is only possible with this stem cell approach.
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Translations for stem
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- kmen, pocházetCzech
- stævnDanish
- Vorsteven, Notenhals, Wortstamm, Stängel, Stamm, Stiel, Vordersteven, abstammen, herrühren, hemmen, stammen, kommen, aufhaltenGerman
- κοτσάνι, θέμα, μίσχος, σταματώGreek
- tallo, raíz, arrancar, venir, proceder, descenderSpanish
- ساقه, ستاکPersian
- runko, varsi, vartalo, lehtiruoti, kukkavana, kokkapuu, jalka, kukkavarsi, steevi, vana, keulavannas, kanta, pystyviiva, periytyä, aurata, johtua, seisauttaa, polveutua, aiheutua, tyrehdyttää, olla peräisin, padotaFinnish
- stevniFaroese
- radical, tige, racine, étrave, découler, équeuter, arrêter, provenir, résulterFrench
- גִּבְעוֹלHebrew
- törzs, szótő, szár, tő, igető, származik, megakaszt, szártalanít, leállít, fékez, ered, meggátol, szárától megfoszt, elállítHungarian
- ցողունArmenian
- stefniIcelandic
- prua, stelo, ceppo, asta, radicale, picciolo, tronco, peduncolo, radice, gambo, fusto, gamba, tema, discendere, derivare, arrestareItalian
- 幹, 柄, 軸, 語幹, 茎, シュテム, 発端とする, 堰止める, ステムJapanese
- stiebasLithuanian
- stiebrs, stumbrsLatvian
- tātā, tā, tōtōMāori
- основа, дршка, страк, стебло, потекнуваMacedonian
- stengel, forårsakeNorwegian
- steel, stam, grondwoord, voorsteven, stengel, hinderen, stelpen, stoppenDutch
- framstamn, stengelNorwegian Nynorsk
- temat, rdzeń, wywodzić się, tamowaćPolish
- raiz, caule, originar, descender, derivar, hastePortuguese
- trunchi, peduncul, picior, coadă, tulpinăRomanian
- ножка, стержень, цветоножка, форштевень, стебель, черенок, нос, ствол, основа, плодоножка, происходить, препятствовать, задерживать, произойти, оказывать сопротивление, отделять, противиться, тормозить плугомRussian
- prova, stonka, koreň, steblo, pochádzať, byť zapríčinený, koreniť, byť sposobenýSlovak
- notskaft, stäv, stjälk, stam, förstäv, ordstam, stämma, ta, hejda, härstamma, ploga, härröra, dämma, ut, hindra, härleda, stoppaSwedish
- shinaSwahili
- ก้าน, ก้านดอกThai
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