Definition of Em

1. Noun. A quad with a square body. "Since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"

Exact synonyms: Em Quad, Mutton Quad
Generic synonyms: Area Unit, Square Measure

2. Noun. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
Exact synonyms: Pica, Pica Em
Generic synonyms: Linear Measure, Linear Unit
Group relationships: In, Inch
Terms within: Point, En, Nut

Definition of Em

1. n. The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.

Definition of Em

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma. ¹

2. Noun. (Latn-def en name M m) ¹

3. Noun. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use. ¹

4. Pronoun. (neologism) them (qualifier singular). (non-gloss definition Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with (term him) and (term her).) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Em

1. the letter M [n -S]

Medical Definition of Em

1. Electron microscopy. Or electron microscopy. Viral particles may be detectable by EM. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Em

Elwyn Brooks White
Ely Culbertson
Elymus
Elymus arenarius
Elymus canadensis
Elymus caput-medusae
Elymus condensatus
Elymus hispidus
Elymus trachycaulos
Elysian
Elysian Field
Elysian Fields
Elysium
Elysse
Elzevirian
Em (current term)
Emacs
Emajõgi
Emanuel
Emanuel Svedberg
Emanuel Swedenborg
Embadomonas
Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway
Embden-Meyerhof pathway
Embden ester
Ember Day
Emberings
Emberiza
Emberiza aureola
Emberiza citrinella

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