STEM

27 3.7

Subjects and jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math

noun
/stɛm/

Specialized

: ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas

Potential exists for AR to be incorporated not only in STEM education but across all disciplines.
STEM education
STEM programs
STEM courses

Well, I, I, I I it's not STEM, it's STEAM.

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Examples

Many students aspire to pursue careers in STEM fields such as engineering and computer science.
Encourage students to draw pictures of STEM concepts and how these concepts apply to their lives.

Academic text (2013)
Even for a STEM subject with good career options.
You should study a STEM field.

The Kingdom of Var (2019)
So, while a number of teachers understand and value STEM education, few implement it.

Academic text (2011)
Hence, community colleges perform a larger share of the STEM training than is generally understood.

Academic text (2012)
And what's great in STEM is they pay for grad school.

WIRED
Attracting and retaining minority students to STEM fields is essential to meeting workforce demands.

Academic text (2015)
But there is evidence that patterns of online enrollment differ for STEM versus non-STEM students.

Academic text (2015)
Simulations provide ways for students to engage in STEM concepts virtually through simulated experiments.

Academic text (2013)

Idioms

to stem the tide

9 7.0

To stop or slow a growing problem

from stem to stern

Informal

2 7.7

Completely through the whole thing from one end to the other

Compounds

stem cell

Specialized

159 4.1

A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself

stem-cell research

Specialized

47 3.7

Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease

brain stem

Specialized

20 4.1

The part of the brain near the spinal cord that controls breathing and heart rate

embryonic stem-cell research

Specialized

11 4.1

A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments

brain-stem

Specialized

1 4.4

The part of the brain at the base that connects to the spinal cord and controls breathing and heart rate

hematopoietic stem cell

Specialized

1 6.1

A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets

stem ginger

1 6.1

Young ginger kept in syrup for use in cooking and baking

stem canker

Specialized

1 8.8

A disease that makes sunken black spots on potato stems

stem lettuce

1 6.3

A lettuce that people eat for its thick edible stem, often sliced for salads

stem turn

Jargon

1 8.2

A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction

blue stem

7.5

A tall grass with blue leaves that farmers grow for hay

black-stem spleenwort

9.9

A small fern with a dark thin stem that grows in warm parts of the Americas

stem blight

Specialized

6.9

A plant disease where a fungus causes stems to rot and die

stem vowel

Specialized

9.9

A vowel at the end of a word part that comes just before an ending

stem-winder

Archaic

9.9

A watch that you keep running by turning the small knob on it

Surface Forms

STEM singular

STEMs plural

Morphology

STEM = S + T + E + M

This is an acronym formed from initial letters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics); knowledge of the individual letters does not allow a learner to infer the full meaning.

Etymology

The word STEM is an acronym for the four school subjects 'Science', 'Technology', 'Engineering', and 'Mathematics'. Think of a plant's stem that holds up its branches: the idea is that these subjects 'support' many jobs and kinds of learning, so STEM refers to those school programs and careers.