noun
- Plural of em; a unit of measurement in typography equal to the width of the letter M in a given font size.
- Plural of em; the letter M or the sound represented by it.
Usage: typography; printing
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The designer adjusted the spacing by several ems to improve readability.
- In typography, ems are relative units that scale with the font size.
- The heading was indented by two ems from the left margin.
- When pronouncing the word, the ems at the beginning and end are clearly audible.