ems

BrE /emz/ AmE /emz/

noun en → es

1 MEDICAL [singular] B2

a medical emergency service that provides urgent care and transportation to patients in emergencies

servicio de emergencias médicas, ambulancia

Collocations call the ems

  • He called the EMS when his wife had a heart attack.

    Llamó al servicio de emergencias médicas cuando su esposa tuvo un ataque cardíaco.

2 ELECTRONICS [singular] C1

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge carried by a single electron or proton, used in physics and chemistry

carga eléctrica elemental, electrón/proton

Collocations measure the ems

  • Scientists measure the charge of particles in terms of ems.

    Los científicos miden la carga de las partículas en términos de unidades elementales.