AFM
Encyclopedia
Organizations
- Africa Fighting MalariaAfrica Fighting MalariaAfrica Fighting Malaria is an NGO based in Washington DC and South Africa which states it "seeks to educate people about the scourge of Malaria and the political economy of malaria control"...
, a health campaign in Africa - Alex von Falkenhausen MotorenbauAlex von Falkenhausen MotorenbauAlex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler...
, a German racing car constructor - American Federation of MotorcyclistsAmerican Federation of MotorcyclistsThe American Federation of Motorcyclists is the oldest road racing club in the United States. Based in California, the AFM offers many ways to enjoy motorcycle racing. One can watch the action as a spectator or participate in races...
, a road racing club in the United States - American Federation of MusiciansAmerican Federation of MusiciansThe American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada...
, a labor union of musicians in North America - American Film MarketAmerican Film MarketThe American Film Market is a film industry event held each year at the beginning of November in Santa Monica, California. About 8,000 people attend the eight day event to network and to sell and acquire films...
, an annual event for the financing of film production and distribution - American Freedom Mortgage, Inc., a corporation based in Georgia, U.S.
- Autoriteit Financiële Markten, Netherlands financial markets regulator
- Macau Football AssociationMacau Football AssociationThe Associação de Futebol de Macau is the governing body of football in Macau.-External links: * at the FIFA website.* at AFC site...
, the governing body of football in Macau - Armed Forces of MaltaArmed Forces of MaltaThe Armed Forces of Malta is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta. The AFM is a brigade sized organisation consisting of a headquarters and three separate battalions, with minimal air and naval forces.- Headquarters, AFM :...
, the name given to the combined armed services of Malta
Publications
- Aquarium Fish Magazine, a North American monthly magazine
- Annals of the Four MastersAnnals of the Four MastersThe Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
, a chronicle of medieval Irish history
Science and technology
- AFM (gene)AFM (gene)Afamin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFM gene.-Further reading:...
, in biochemistry, a member of the albumin gene family that encodes the protein Afamin - Abrasive Flow MachiningAbrasive Flow MachiningAbrasive flow machining , also known as extrude honing, is a method of smoothing and polishing internal surfaces and producing controlled radii. A one-way or two-way flow of an abrasive media is extruded through a workpiece, smoothing and finishing rough surfaces. One-way systems flow the media...
, a technique for smoothing internal part surfaces - Active Fuel ManagementActive Fuel ManagementActive Fuel Management is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors. It allows a V6 or V8 engine to "turn off" half of the cylinders under light-load conditions to improve fuel economy...
(formerly "Displacement on Demand"), is a trademarked name for the automobile variable displacement technology from General Motors - Adobe Font Metrics, a computer file format
- Air flow meterAir flow meterAn air flow meter, is a device that measures how much air is flowing through a tube. It does not measure the volume of the air passing through the tube, it measures the actual speed of the air flowing through the device in a defined time segment. Thus air flow meters are simply an application of...
, a device that measures how much air is flowing through a tube - AFm phaseAFm phaseAn AFm phase is an "alumina, ferric oxide, monosulfate" phase. AFm phases are important in the hydration of hydraulic cements.They are crystalline hydrates with general, simplified formula 3 CaO·2O3·CaSO4·nH2O....
, or "Alumina, Ferric oxide, monosulfate" phase, in chemistry - AntiferromagnetismAntiferromagnetismIn materials that exhibit antiferromagnetism, the magnetic moments of atoms or molecules, usuallyrelated to the spins of electrons, align in a regular pattern with neighboring spins pointing in opposite directions. This is, like ferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism, a manifestation of ordered magnetism...
, a material property and type of magnetic ordering - Atomic force microscopeAtomic force microscopeAtomic force microscopy or scanning force microscopy is a very high-resolution type of scanning probe microscopy, with demonstrated resolution on the order of fractions of a nanometer, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit...
, a high-resolution type of scanning probe microscope - Audio Frequency ModulationAudio Frequency ModulationAudio Frequency Modulation is an audio recording standard used by VHS Hi-Fi stereo, 8mm and Hi8 video systems. AFM is mono on 8mm systems and stereo on Hi8....
, an audio recording standard
Military
- Air Force MedalAir Force MedalThe Air Force Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active...
, awarded in the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) - United States Air Force MemorialUnited States Air Force MemorialThe United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors. The Memorial is located in Arlington, Virginia, on the grounds of Fort Myer near The Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery, at the intersection of Columbia Pike and...
, in Arlington, Virginia