ens Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun half the width of an em
    nut; en.

WordNet


Ens noun
Etymology
L., ens, entis, a thing. See Entity.
Definitions
  1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.
  2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is extracted; essence. Obs.

Webster 1913