Found 2 items, similar to ems.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: em em n 1: the square of a body of any size of type [syn: mutton, mut] 2: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing [syn: pica em, pica]
English → English (gcide) Definition: em 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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]