Welted definition, a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip. See more.
AM stands for âante meridiemâ, which means âbefore noonâ in Latin, while PM stands for âpost meridiemâ, which means âafter noonâ in Latin. 12-Hour Periods. Most clocks today are 12-hour clocks â they divide the 24 hours in a day into two 12-hour periods.
First, let's look at the AM radio band (group of frequencies). AM stands for amplitude modulation, which will be explained later. AM radio ranges from 535 to 1705kHz (kilohertz, or thousands of cycles per-second of electromagnetic energy). These are the numbers you see on your AM radio dial. N ote in the tan area at the left of the illustration below that AM radio waves are of a lower frequency than either FM radio or TV waves.