English noun: em | |||
1. | em (quantity) a quad with a square body | ||
Samples | Since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'. | ||
Synonyms | em quad, mutton quad | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area unit, square measure | ||
2. | em (quantity) a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing | ||
Synonyms | pica, pica em | ||
Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
Part holonym | en, nut, point | ||
Part meronym | in, inch | ||