Associations to the word «Em»

EM, noun. The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.

EM, noun. (typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

EM, pronoun. (neologism) them (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, coordinate with him and her.

EM, interjection. (Scotland) (Ireland) a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty; um; umm; erm

EM, symbol. (metrology) Symbol for the exameter (exametre), an SI unit of length equal to 1018 meters (metres).

EM, symbol. (chemical symbol) (dated) emanation

EM, proper noun. A diminutive of the female given names Emily and Emma.

EM, noun. Effective microorganism

EM DASH, noun. (typography) The symbol (—) (used to demarcate a parenthetical thought or to indicate a break, or for emphasis)

EM DASHES, noun. Plural of em dash

EM QUAD, noun. (typography) A quad which has a fixed width of 1 em.

EM QUADS, noun. Plural of em quad

EM SPACE, noun. (typography) A space which has a nominal width of 1 em.

EM SPACES, noun. Plural of em space

EM, noun. A quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'".

EM, noun. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.