adj
Meaning 1
Neat; spruce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, archaic, dialectal
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Standard Lemma guide
gim
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/d͡ʒɪm/
name
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Kim (“Korean surname”); A surname from Korean, variant of Kim
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Meaning 3
The mechanism through which flavour-changing neutral currents (FCNCs) are suppressed in loop diagrams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, particle
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- GIM mechanism
- GIM suppression
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noun
Meaning 4
Edible seaweed in Korean cuisine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Compare gimp (adjective).
Initialism of the surnames of Sheldon Glashow, John Iliopoulos, and Luciano Maiani, who published on the topic in 1970.
Korean 김 (gim)