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EMS

American  

abbreviation

  1. emergency medical service.

  2. Digital Technology. enhanced message service: a system for sending long or formatted text messages, images, music, etc., from one cell phone to another.

  3. European Monetary System.

  4. express mail service: an international service offered by the postal operators of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).

EMS 1 British  

abbreviation

  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

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Ems 2 British  
/ ɛmz /

noun

  1. 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)

  2. a river in W Germany, rising in the Teutoburger Wald and flowing generally north to the North Sea. Length: about 370 km (230 miles)

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Example Sentences

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Electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, is gaining popularity in the U.S. as a potential way to boost workouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Many women in particular, aware of the importance of strength training after menopause, are curious if EMS could be their new resistance workout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

One of her regulars, Max Auth, got into EMS training after an ankle injury kept him from pole dancing, his preferred form of exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

On the platform ClassPass, the number of venues worldwide offering EMS workouts increased by more than 16 percent between 2023 and 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The EMS tech slammed the door and turned to Rain.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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