atm

abbr. Physics atmosphere(s).

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noun

a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑standard atmosphere, ↑atmosphere, ↑standard pressure

• Hypernyms: ↑pressure unit

• Hyponyms: ↑STP, ↑s.t.p.

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abbreviation

atmosphere

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See automated-teller machine.

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abbrev

1. Anti-tank missile

2. Asynchronous transfer mode (computing)

3. Automated (or automatic) teller machine

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ATM UK [ˌeɪ tiː ˈem] US [ˌeɪ ti ˈem] noun [countable] [singular ATM plural ATMs]

automated teller machine: a machine outside a bank or in a public place that you use to take money out of your bank account

Thesaurus: cash machines and using cash machines_hyponym

Variant: ATM machine

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atm. or atm (no period),

1. atmosphere or atmospheres.

2. atmospheric.

ATM (no periods),

1. Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

2. Also, A.T.M. automatic teller machine (an electronic machine that makes change, records deposits, etc.): »

Most A.T.M. users are also shoppers…able to “bank” from 8 in the morning until 10 at night (New York Times).

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abbr.

■ Telecommunications asynchronous transfer mode

■ automated (or automatic) teller machine

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/ˌeıˌtiːˈɛm/ noun, pl ATMs [count]

: a machine that people use to get money from their bank accounts by using a special card

— often used before another noun

ATM cards/machines

◇ ATM is an abbreviation of “automatic teller machine.”

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ATM [ATM] [ˌeɪ tiː ˈem] [ˌeɪ tiː ˈem] noun

the abbreviation for ‘automated teller machine ’

» ↑cash machine