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EM
abbr.
1. electromagnetic
2. Engineer of Mines
3. enlisted man

em  (m)
n.
1. The letter m.
2. Printing
a. 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.
b. Such a measure for 12-point type; a pica.

em [ɛm]
n Printing
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called mutton mut the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called pica em pica a unit of measurement used in printing, equal to one sixth of an inch
[from the name of the letter M]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.em - a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'"
area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas
2.em - a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
in, inch - a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
point - a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
en, nut - half the width of an em


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