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The Meaning of em

  • (n.) 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.

Synonyms

pica , pica em , em quad , mutton quad , genus Pica

Homophones

emme , m , m.

Rhymes

behm , bem , bethlehem , blehm , brehm , brem , cardizem , chem , clem , condemn , dehm , demme , diadem , difm , emme , femme , fm , gem , gemme , hem , hemm , hemme , jem , kehm , kem , khem , klem , klemm , lem , lemm , m , mayhem , mgm , pgm , phlegm , pm , ppm , prem , rehm , rem , remme , rhem , rpm , schemm , schwemm , stem , temme , them