ems
/ˈiˈɛmˈɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of emergency medical service or emergency medical services, an organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is to provide emergency prehospital care to the public; the care that it provides.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Initialism of express mail service, a type of international express mail services.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Initialism of electronics manufacturing service, a type of OEM (original equipment manufacturer) service.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“Training to be a paramedic.” “EMS? For real? You want to scrape drunks off the sidewalk for a living?” “I want to do something that matters, if that’s what you mean.”"
- "But EMS workers present a unique problem over other health care workers who are based in hospitals and clinics, they often are coming into people’s homes, Barzilay said, adding that they often respond to calls from the elderly or immunocompromised."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ems, Amisia
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
EMSs (plural)
EMSes (plural)