emme

n. a type of large-holed Swiss cheese.
Syn. -- Emmenthal, Emmental, Emmenthaler. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hard red wheat (Triticum dicoccum) grown especially in Russia and Germany; also grown in the U. S. as stock feed.
Syn. -- starch wheat, two-grain spelt, Triticum dicoccum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. emete, amete, AS. æmete. See Ant. ] (Zoöl.) An ant. [ chiefly dialect ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Emmet hunter (Zoöl.), the wryneck{ 3 }, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`mmetros in measure, proportioned, suitable ('en in + me`tron measure) + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye. ] (Med.) That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, and astigmatism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, emmetropia. [ 1913 Webster ]

The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly for all distances. J. Le Conte. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Same as Emmetropia. [ 1913 Webster ]