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BEM

BEM

9.9
An alien with large eyes often shown in old science fiction films
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : monstruo de ojos saltones
  • The bem was described as having oversized eyes and a curious nature, making it a favorite among fans of the genre.

Examples

  • In the science fiction novel, the protagonist encounters a strange bem with bright blue eyes.

  • As the spaceship landed on the distant planet, crew members were eager to spot a bem lurking among the colorful flora.

  • Estaremos bem.

    Cemetery Gates (2006)

  • Thus, we can take advantage of all the benefits of the BEM compared to other numerical methods, such as a reduced number of degrees of freedom, thus a reduced number of equations, and evaluation of the solution and its derivatives with higher accuracy at any point.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

alien
vsBEM
679 4.0

A creature from another planet often in science fiction

is fictional and often shown with large eyes in such stories
extraterrestrial being
vsBEM
5 8.1

A living creature believed to come from another planet

is a fictional version often drawn with large eyes and in stories

Surface Forms

BEM singular
BEMs plural

Etymology

BEM comes from a short name made from the first letters of bug-eyed monster, an old sci-fi phrase for a scary alien with very large eyes. That's why BEM often means that kind of alien in stories.