Em — synonyms, definition

1. em (Noun)

em quad m mutton quad pica pica em

em (Noun) — (printing) a unit of measurement used in typesetting, equal to the point size of the current font. ex. "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.

em (Noun) — The 13th letter of the Roman alphabet.

alphabetic character area unit letter letter of the alphabet linear measure linear unit square measure en nut point Latin alphabet Roman alphabet in inch

2. em (Prefix)

em (Prefix) — Make, turn into, put into (em- is used before a p or b).