What Does Perm Mean?

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Definitions for permpɜrm, pɛərmperm

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perm, Molotovnoun

   a city in the European part of Russia

2. permanent wave, permanent, permverb

   a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

3. permverb

   give a permanent wave to

   "She perms her hair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. permnoun

   A permanent.

2. permnoun

   A permanent wave.

3. permverb

   To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

4. Permnoun

   historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga. In Russian known as , also "Great Perm" or Kamskaya Perm after the Kama River.

5. Permnoun

   City in Russia, administrative centre of Perm kray near the Ural mountains.

6. Etymology: Rendition of the Russian toponym Пермь, probably from a Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem, compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand "floor, ground" by P. Alvre in Keel na Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413.

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1. perm

   A perm, short for permanent wave, is a chemical or heat treatment process performed by a professional hairstylist to alter the structure and texture of hair, creating waves or curls that can last several weeks or months.

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1. Perm

   Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov. According to the 2010 Census, Perm's population is 991,162, down from 1,001,653 recorded in the 2002 Census and 1,090,944 recorded in 1989 Census. As of the 2010 Census, the city was the thirteenth most populous in Russia.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perm

   A government of Russia, situated partly in Russia in Europe and partly in Russia in Asia. It was invaded and ruined by the Mongols in the 13th century.

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1. PERM

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

Matched Categories

1. • Russia
   • City
   • Wave

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Anagrams for perm »

1. prem

How to pronounce perm?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perm in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perm
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perm
3. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=perm
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteerhttps://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=perm

Translations for perm

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• موج الشعر بإستمرارArabic
• trvaláCzech
• permDanish
• DauerwelleGerman
• περμανάντGreek
• permanenteSpanish
• پرمPersian
• permanenttiFinnish
• permanenteFrench
• पर्मHindi
• permHungarian
• permIndonesian
• permanenteItalian
• סִלסוּל שֵׂעַר תְמִידִיHebrew
• パーマJapanese
• 파마Korean
• permLatin
• permanentDutch
• permNorwegian
• trwała ondulacjaPolish
• permanentePortuguese
• permanentRomanian
• химическая завивкаRussian
• permSwedish
• பெர்ம்Tamil
• ดัดThai
• permaTurkish
• хімічна завивкаUkrainian
• پیرمUrdu
• permVietnamese
• פּערםYiddish
• 烫发Chinese

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