em
IPA: ˈɛm
noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter M.
- (typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter М / м.
- A diminutive of the female given names Emily, Emma and Emmeline.
- Short for Eminem. [(colloquial) A talented rapper, on the same level as the rapper Eminem.]
- (biology, countable) Initialism of Effective Microorganism.
- (energy) Initialism of Energy Management.
- (countable) Abbreviation of electron microscope. [Any of several forms of microscope that use a beam of electrons, rather than one of light, and thus has a much greater resolving power.]
- (uncountable) Abbreviation of electron microscopy. [microscopy carried out using an electron microscope]
- (uncountable) Initialism of electromagnetism. [A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon.]
- (criminal justice) Initialism of electronic monitoring.
- (business) Initialism of emerging market. [(economics, finance, also attributive) A relatively less-developed country or other trading region undergoing significant growth in production, consumption, or foreign investment.]
adjective
- Abbreviation of electromagnetic. [Relating to electromagnetism]
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Examples of "em" in Sentences
- Take 'em or leave 'em as you will.
- I buy 'em, read 'em and send 'em on.
- The Hohenzollern crisis and the Ems Dispatch.
- Teachers, students shave heads for EMS counselor.
- If you can't beat 'em, perhaps you should join 'em.
- They're shifty and I wouldn't want to live near 'em.
- Take a look at em, change em, add to em, or whatever.
- Ms. MAUREEN MAHONEY: They call 'em like they see 'em.
- Another is to bring 'em in, burn 'em out, and move 'em on.
- Historically low interest rates — banks love 'em and hate 'em.
- In the commotion she hears the voice of Em Teedee crying for help.
- Remember, the goal here is to love 'em and leave 'em, not keep loving 'em.
- Take the arrogance and condescension and put 'em where the sun don't shine.
- Now the Internet pioneer is following an old mantra: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
- Creed was a gumsucker of about sixty made famous during the war for ripping out Yankees' intestines and force-feeding 'em back to 'em.
- Did you ever hear Reagan say, "We got social conservatives here, we got to make sure, yeah, we'll listen to 'em but then we're not gonna pay much attention to 'em."
- As Master of the Foxhounds, Ms. Brown blew her horn; the hounds were let out of a nearby truck and bounded up a hill, Ms. Brown close behind yelling "Get 'em, get 'em, get 'em."
- Bentley College in Massachusetts was the first in the nation to require all its students to have a laptop, but it wasnt long at all before professors started to complain they couldnt live with 'em as much as they couldnt live without 'em.