Definitions for STEM
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. stalk, stemnoun

   a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

3. shank, stemnoun

   cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

4. stemnoun

   the tube of a tobacco pipe

5. bow, fore, prow, stemnoun

   front part of a vessel or aircraft

   "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

6. 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

7. stemverb

   grow out of, have roots in, originate in

   "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"

8. stemverb

   cause to point inward

   "stem your skis"

9. stem, stanch, staunch, haltverb

   stop the flow of a liquid

   "staunch the blood flow"; "stem the tide"

10. stemverb

    remove the stem from

    "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stemnoun

   Etymology: stemma, Latin.

   1. The stalk; the twig.

   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.

   2. Family; race; generation. Pedigrees are drawn in the form of a branching tree.

   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.

   3. [ Stammen, Swedish.]The prow or forepart of a ship.

   Orante’s barque, ev’n in the hero’s view,
   From stem to stern, by waves was overborn. Dryden.

2. 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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Stemverb

   alt. of Steem

2. Stemnoun

   alt. of Steem

3. 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

4. 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

5. Stemnoun

   the stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors

6. Stemnoun

   a branch of a family

7. 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

8. Stemnoun

   fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout

9. 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

10. Stemnoun

    that part of a plant which bears leaves, or rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly subterranean

11. Stemnoun

    the entire central axis of a feather

12. Stemnoun

    the basal portion of the body of one of the Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian

13. Stemnoun

    the short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc

14. Stemnoun

    the part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base

15. 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

16. Stemverb

    to ram, as clay, into a blasting hole

17. 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

18. Stemverb

    to move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a current

19. Etymology: [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf. G. stemmen to press against.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

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1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stem

   A facet of a plant.

   The stem of the flowers was so beautiful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

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1. STEM

   What does STEM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the STEM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STEM' in Nouns Frequency: #2429

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STEM' in Verbs Frequency: #897

How to pronounce STEM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say STEM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEM in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of STEM in a Sentence

1. Nicolas Rivron:

   What we did is, for the first time, we managed to promote the self-organization of stem cells into a very early embryo in a dish -- so everything happened in the lab.

2. Douglas Higgs:

   Even though this is the best we can achieve at the moment, not all patients become free of transfusions and we still do not know the long-term effects of manipulating the genome of stem cells in this way, a major question hanging over this approach, which is hugely expensive, is whether this procedure, which involves killing off abnormal stem cells to replace them with modified stem cells, will ever become clinically possible in developing countries where the majority of these disorders of hemoglobin occur.

3. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   I would like to see in a presidential candidate is one that has a coherent worldview and logic from which all these policy proposals are coming forward, i think Sen. Sanders has that. I also think Sen. Warren has that. I also want to see us centering( on) working people in the United States to stem income inequality( and) tackle climate change.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States looks forward to working alongside Mexico to fulfill these commitments so that we can stem the tide of illegal migration across our southern border and to make our border strong and secure.

5. Katie Bardaro:

   STEM skills are continually becoming more important in our technology and data-driven economy, even positions that didn’t previously require any tech or data skills are starting to more and more, and making sure you arm yourself with these skills is a way to compete in today’s labor market.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STEM
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=STEM
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STEM
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STEM
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STEM
8. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stem
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=STEM
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html