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em

[em] noun, plural ems, adjective
–noun
1. the letter M, m.
2. Also called mut, mutton. Printing.
a. the square of any size of type used as the unit of measurement for matter printed in that type size.
b. (originally) the portion of a line of type occupied by the letter M in type of the same size.
3. em pica.
–adjective
4. Printing. having the area of an em quad or the length of an em dash.

Origin:
1860–65

EM

1. electromagnetic.
2. electromotive.
3. electronic mail.
4. electron microscope; electron microscopy.
5. end matched.
6. Engineer of Mines.
7. enlisted man; enlisted men.

Em

Symbol, Physical Chemistry.
emanation (def. 3).

'em

[uhm]
–pronoun Informal.
them: Put 'em down there.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME hem, OE heom, dat. and acc. pl. of he 1

em-

1
var. of en- 1 before b, p, and sometimes m: embalm.
Compare im- 1 .

em-

2
var. of en- 2 before b, m, p, ph: embolism, emphasis.

E.M.

1. Earl Marshal.
2. Engineer of Mines.

em pica

–noun Printing.
a unit of measurement equal to about one-sixth of an inch (4 mm).
Also called em.

en-

1
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from French and productive in English on this model, forming verbs with the general sense “to cause (a person or thing) to be in” the place, condition, or state named by the stem; more specifically, “to confine in or place on” (enshrine; enthrone; entomb); “to cause to be in” (enslave; entrust; enrich; encourage; endear); “to restrict” in the manner named by the stem, typically with the additional sense “on all sides, completely” (enwind; encircle; enclose; entwine). This prefix is also attached to verbs in order to make them transitive, or to give them a transitive marker if they are already transitive (enkindle; enliven; enshield; enface).
Also, before labial consonants, em- 1 .
Compare be-, in- 2 .


Origin:
ME < OF < L in- in- 2

en-

2
a prefix meaning “within, in,” occurring in loanwords from Greek: energy; enthusiasm.
Also, before labial consonants, em- 2 .


Origin:
< Gk (often through L); c. in- 1 , in- 2
em   (ěm)   
n.  
  1. The letter m.
  2. Printing
    1. The width of a square or nearly square piece of type, used as a unit of measure for matter set in that size of type.
    2. Such a measure for 12-point type; a pica.
EM  
abbr.  
  1. electromagnetic
  2. Engineer of Mines
  3. enlisted man

Em

Em\, n. (Print.) 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.
Language Translation for : EM
Spanish: en,
German: weiter entlang,
Japanese: ~の途中に

Main Entry: EM
Function: abbreviation
1 electromagnetic
2 electron microscope; electron microscopy
3 emergency medicine

EM abbr.
electron microscope

EM
  1. electromagnetic
  2. electron microscope
  3. enlisted man
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