[syn: em, pica em, pica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
'Em \'Em\
An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem,
them. --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Em- \Em-\
A prefix. See En-.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
EM
Extensions Manager (Apple)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
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EM
(EM) ASCII character 25.
(1996-06-28)