15 definitions found for em

Em 'EM, A contraction of them.
They took 'em.

em n 1: a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'" [syn: em, em quad, mutton quad] 2: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: em, pica em, pica]

em - (future tense)

'em M.E., now taken as an abbreviation of them, but originally a form of hem, dative and accusative of the third person plural pronoun.

em noun Date: 13th century 1. the letter m 2. the width of a piece of type about as wide as it is tall used as a unit of measure of typeset matter

EM abbreviation 1. electromagnetic 2. electron microscope; electron microscopy 3. end matched 4. engineer of mines 5. enlisted man

'em
pron. colloq. them (let 'em all come).
Etymology: orig. a form of ME hem, dative and accus. 3rd pers. pl. pron.: now regarded as an abbr. of THEM

em
n. Printing 1 a unit for measuring the amount of printed matter in a line, usually equal to the nominal width of capital M.
2 a unit of measurement equal to 12 points.
Phrases and idioms:
em rule (or dash) a long dash used in punctuation.
Etymology: name of the letter M

em-
prefix assim. form of EN-(1), EN-(2) before b, p.

em em n. Printing 1 a unit for measuring the amount of printed matter in a line, usually equal to the nominal width of capital M. 2 a unit of measurement equal to 12 points. øem rule (or dash) a long dash used in punctuation. [name of the letter M]

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M M, n. 1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that number. [Written also em.] 2. (law) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy. M roof (Arch.), a kind of roof formed by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the section resembles the letter M.

'Em 'Em An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem, them. --Addison.

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.

Em- Em- A prefix. See En-.