em, pica em, pica
(noun) a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
em, em quad, mutton quad
(noun) a quad with a square body; “since ‘em quad’ is hard to distinguish from ‘en quad’, printers sometimes called it a ‘mutton quad’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
em (plural ems)
The name of the Latin-script letter M.
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
Synonyms: quad, em quad, mutton, mut
em
Alternative form of 'em
em third-person singular, gender-neutral, objective case (reflexive emself, possessive adjective eir, possessive pronoun eirs)
(rare) A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.
• see English third-person singular pronouns
Compare um.
em
(Scotland, Ireland) a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm
• -me-, M&E, ME, Me, Me., me
EM (countable and uncountable, plural EMs)
(biology, countable) Initialism of Effective Microorganism.
(energy) Initialism of Energy Management.
(countable) Abbreviation of electron microscope.
(uncountable) Abbreviation of electron microscopy.
(uncountable) Initialism of electromagnetism.
EM (not comparable)
Abbreviation of electromagnetic.
• -me-, M&E, ME, Me, Me., me
Em
A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma.
Short for Eminem.
• -me-, M&E, ME, Me, Me., me
Source: Wiktionary
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
