a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)
EMS in British English
abbreviation for
1.
European Monetary System
2.
enhanced messaging service: a system used for sending text messages containing special text formatting, animations, etc, to and from mobile phones
EMS in American English
1.
Emergency Medical Service
2.
European Monetary System: a system linking the currencies within the European Community
Ems in American English
(ɛmz)
river in NW Germany, flowing northward into the North Sea: c. 200 mi (322 km)
All related terms of 'Ems'
em
Em- is a form of → en- that is used before b-, m-, and p-.
mut
the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
pica em
the square of a body of any size of type, used as a unit of measurement
pica
a printer's unit of measurement , equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins
Bad Ems
a town in W Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate : famous for the Ems Telegram (1870), Bismarck's dispatch that led to the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Pop: 9666 (2003 est)
Texas hold 'em
a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards