em

Meanings

1. The name of the Latin script letter M/m.
2. A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
3. A relative unit of sizing defined in terms of the font size.

1. Alternative form of 'em.

1. A gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, the objective case of ey or e, equivalent to the singular them and coordinate with him and her.

1. a form of hesitant speech, or an expression of uncertainty

1. The name of the letter м/М in Cyrillic alphabets.

1. A diminutive of the female given names Emily, Emma, or Emmeline.
2. Clipping of Eminem.

1. Alternative letter-case form of em.

1. Initialism of emergency medicine.
2. Abbreviation of electron microscope.
3. Abbreviation of electron microscopy.
4. Initialism of electromagnetism.
5. Initialism of electronic monitoring.
6. Initialism of emerging market.
7. Initialism of enlisted man.
8. Initialism of effective microorganism.
9. Initialism of energy management.
10. Initialism of English medium.

1. Abbreviation of electromagnetic.

Etymology

Attested since 1808. In typography, the em is named after the em quadrat (later called em quad), from m quadrat, a metal type used in letterpress typesetting, which is as wide as the point size of the font.