In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
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
30 November 2023
(noun) a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.