STEM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of stem in English stemnoun [ C ] uk /stem/ us /stem/

stem noun [C] (CENTRAL PART)

Add to word list Add to word list a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support the stick-like central part of a plant that grows above the ground and from which leaves and flowers grow, or a smaller thin part that grows from the central part and supports the leaves and flowers: flower stems   Anke Wittkowski/EyeEm/GettyImages the thin vertical part of a glass or similar container that joins the part that holds liquid to the flat bottom part on which it stands: Champagne glasses usually have long stems.   MediaProduction/E+/GettyImages Physical supports and supporting

• abutment
• bolster
• bookend
• bracket
• burden
• buttress
• lath
• load-bearing
• modillion
• mounting
• pier
• pile
• pillar
• prop
• rib
• sinew
• underpin
• unstayed
• unsupported
• weight-bearing

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Parts of plants Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses

stem noun [C] (WORD)

the part of a word that is left after you take off the ending: From the stem "sav-" you get "saves", "saved", "saving", and "saver". Linguistics: morphology & parts of words

• affix
• affixation
• agglutinate
• agglutination
• agglutinative
• analytic
• contraction
• infix
• interfix
• ion
• ism
• libfix
• monosyllabic
• morpheme
• suffix
• syllabification
• syllabify
• synthetic
• that'd
• that'll

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stem noun [C] (WATCH)

US (UK winder) the small part on the side of a watch that you turn to move the hands (= parts that point to the numbers), or to make the watch operate   Mark Harwood/The Image Bank/GettyImages Watches & clocks

• 24-hour clock
• against the clock idiom
• alarm
• alarm clock
• astronomical clock
• at/on the stroke of something idiom
• clock
• grandfather clock
• horologist
• horology
• hour hand
• hourglass
• jewel
• movement
• stroke
• ticking
• timekeeper
• timepiece
• turn the clocks back phrase
• twenty-four-hour clock

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stem noun [C] (SHIP)

the main supporting structure at the front of a ship Parts of ships & boats

• abaft
• airlock
• bilge pump
• bilge water
• boathook
• boiler room
• bowline
• cockpit
• keel
• paddle
• periscope
• propeller
• prow
• skysail
• spar
• sponson
• sprit
• steerage
• strop
• superstructure

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Idiom

from stem to stern stemverb [ T ] uk /stem/ us /stem/ -mm- to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing: These measures are designed to stem the rise of violent crime. We must take action to stem the tide of resignations. to stop the flow of a liquid such as blood: She tied a handkerchief around the wound to stem the flow of blood. Causing something to end

• abandon
• abandonment
• all good things (must) come to an end idiom
• and have done with it idiom
• be over the hump idiom
• brake
• cure
• freeze
• get something out of the way idiom
• get something over with phrasal verb
• give over phrasal verb
• grind to a halt idiom
• halt
• lid
• slam on the brakes
• snap
• snap out of something phrasal verb
• snuff something out phrasal verb
• stamp on something phrasal verb
• stamp something out phrasal verb

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Movement of liquids

Phrasal verb

stem from something STEMnoun [ U ] (also Stem) uk /stem/ us /stem/ abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (as subjects of study): We work with schools and colleges to help educators inspire students in STEM. We want to see more girls and women studying STEM subjects. Subjects & disciplines

• Africanist
• Afrocentrism
• agricultural science
• ancient history
• andragogy
• ell
• ELT
• eschatology
• ESL
• ESOL
• non-major
• non-scientist
• non-subject
• non-technical
• nonscientific
• sports science
• sports scientist
• sub-department
• sub-discipline
• subscience

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stem | American Dictionary

stemnoun [ C ] us /stem/

stem noun [C] (CENTRAL PART)

Add to word list Add to word list a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support The stem of a plant is the straight part that grows above the ground and from which leaves and flowers grow. The stem of a glass is the narrow, vertical part that supports the container into which you put liquid. stemverb [ T ] us /stem/ -mm-

stem verb [T] (STOP)

to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing: The bank tried to stem the currency’s recent decline against the dollar.

Phrasal verb

stem from something (Definition of stem from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stem

stem However, there are also qualitative and quantitative differences among the clitics stemming, in our view, from their different internal syntax. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the laboratory, rice stems were scraped9 and gut contents were carefully removed11. From the Cambridge English Corpus The regulations that stem from the consensus ensure a peer-review scientific process so that the science is as good as any system can guarantee. From the Cambridge English Corpus Between 1996 and 1998, 229 plants died and 629 stems recruited into the 30 cm size class. From the Cambridge English Corpus They can show many different symptoms, and stem from many different causes. From the Cambridge English Corpus By contrast, a two-syllable suffix attached to the same stem is conducive to a succession of two stressed syllables. From the Cambridge English Corpus Examples of cell signalling pathways implicated in adult stem cell ageing. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, only when the stress of the ending is zero is the stress in the word placed in the stem. From the Cambridge English Corpus The oral morphological aspect of our study focuses on two nominal constructions that undergo linear suffixation with and without stem change. From the Cambridge English Corpus Problems stem from poor recall and poor precision. From the Cambridge English Corpus The stems were prepared as described above, and infested with prey as for the mixed prey density treatment (iv) previously described. From the Cambridge English Corpus Music stemming from literary or visual contexts presents particular problems when it comes to deciding what is appropriate knowledge. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each time the roller passed over the flax stem some of the shive separated from the fibre. From the Cambridge English Corpus There are intrinsic limitations to governmentality, which stem from the market mechanism and come to light via its scientific study. From the Cambridge English Corpus Integration of proliferation versus differentiation signals that regulate trophoblast stem cell fate. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of stem These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of stem, STEM?

Translations of stem

in Chinese (Traditional) 中心部分, 主幹, （植物的）幹，莖，梗，柄… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 中心部分, 主干, （植物的）干，茎，梗，柄… See more in Spanish tallo, pie, contener… See more in Portuguese talo, haste, estancar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian （花の）茎, 茎（くき）… See more sap, durdurmak, engel olmak… See more tige [feminine], tige, pied… See more tija… See more steel, voorsteven, voortkomen uit… See more stonek, nožka, troubel… See more stilk, stængel, spids… See more batang, tangkai, tiang… See more ลำต้น, ก้าน, ไม้ที่ต่อกระดูกงูโค้งขี้นเป็นหัวเรือ… See more thân cây, cuống, chân… See more łodyga, pień, powstrzymywać… See more stam, stängel, stjälk… See more batang pokok, tangkai, tiang… See more der Stiel, der Steven, stammen… See more stamme [masculine], stilk [masculine], stilk… See more 줄기, 대… See more стовбур, стебло, держак… See more stelo, gambo, tronco… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of stem

• stem cell
• stem, at winder
• stem from something phrasal verb
• brain stem, at brainstem
• from stem to stern idiom

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  • Noun 
    • stem (CENTRAL PART)
    • stem (WORD)
    • stem (WATCH)
    • stem (SHIP)
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  • Noun 
    • stem (CENTRAL PART)
  • Verb 
    • stem (STOP)
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