SPM

See also: spm

Translingual

Symbol

SPM

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

   Synonym: PM (alpha-2)

English

Noun

SPM (countable and uncountable, plural SPMs)

1. (microscopy, uncountable) Initialism of scanning probe microscopy.
2. (electrical engineering, countable) Initialism of surface permanent magnet.
3. (microscopy, countable) Initialism of scanning probe microscope.
4. (biology, countable) Initialism of suspended particulate matter.
5. (economics, countable) Initialism of supplemental poverty measure.
6. Initialism of subpostmaster.
7. (education, Malaysia, countable) Initialism of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (Malaysian Certificate of Education, certificate for secondary school students in Malaysia)

Anagrams

• MPS, MPs, MSP, PMS, PMs, PSM, SMP

French

Etymology

Initialism of syndrome prémenstruel.

Noun

SPM m (uncountable)

1. PMS (premenstrual syndrome), PMT

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈpe.ɛm/, [ɛsˈpe.ɛm]

Noun

SPM (plural SPM-SPM)

1. (management, government) initialism of standar pelayanan minimal (literally “minimum service standard”)
2. (finance) initialism of surat perintah membayar (“payment order”)
3. initialism of surat persetujuan muat
4. initialism of sigaret putih mesin (“machine-made white cigarettes”)

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiem/ [esˈpi.em]

Noun

SPM (plural SPM-SPM or SPM²)

1. (Malaysia, education) initialism of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (“Malaysian Certificate of Education”)

Further reading

• "SPM" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017