perm
pɜːrm
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Definition of perm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
hairhairstyle with long-lasting curls or waves
  • She got a perm for her birthday.
curling permanent wave
2.
technologyTECH.permission in computing contextsTECH.
  • The admin granted a perm to access the files.
access authorization rights
3.
mathematicsRareUSinformal term for a permutationRareUS
  • He explained the math problem using a perm.
arrangement combination

Verb

tr.
hairstylingapply chemicals to curl hair permanently
  • She decided to perm her hair for the wedding.
crimp curl wave
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Origin of perm

French, permanent (lasting)

Terms with perm included in their meaning

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inhabitant
person from the Perm region in Russia
geography
related to the Perm region in Russia
hairstyle
having hair styled with a perm
hairstyle
hair not treated with a perm

Examples of perm in a sentence

  • The salon offers a perm service.
  • She requested a perm to modify the settings.
  • Without a perm, you can't edit the document.
  • The concept of a perm was crucial in solving the puzzle.
  • He struggled to understand the perm in the equation.
  • He plans to perm his hair for a new look.

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  1. French:permanente, permanenter, ...
  2. German:Dauerwelle, dauerwellen, ...
  3. Italian:permanente, fare la permanente, ...
  4. Spanish:permanente, hacerse la permanente, ...
  5. Portuguese:permanente, fazer permanente, ...
  6. Chinese:烫发, 做卷发, ...
  7. Japanese:パーマ, パーマをかける, ...
  8. Arabic:تجعيد, فَرْوَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:פֶּרְמָנֶנְט, לְסַלְסֵל, ...
  10. Russian:перманент, завивать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:хімічна завивка, завивати, ...
  12. Hindi:पर्म, पर्म करना, ...
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