pica type
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pica — (pi or pc) a unit of length used by typographers and printers. One pica equals 12 points, 4.22 mm, or a bit less than 1/6 inch. Pica type is type that sets six lines to the inch. The origin of this word is not known. In the Catholic Church, a… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Type — Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Type founder — Type Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Type foundery — Type Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Type foundry — Type Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Type metal — Type Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Type wheel — Type Type, n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ? the mark of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the root of ? to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.] [1913 Webster] 1. The mark or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pica — Pi ca, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. {Pie} magpie.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The genus that includes the magpies. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pica — pica1 [pī′kə] n. [< ? ML(Ec), a directory, church manual (see PIE4): ? in reference to type used in printing it] 1. a size of type, 12 point 2. the height of this type, about 1/ 6 inch: used as a typographical unit of measure 3. a size of type … English World dictionary
pica — I pi•ca [[t]ˈpaɪ kə[/t]] n. pl. cas 1) pri a 12 point type of a size between small pica and English 2) pri the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch 3) pri a 12 point… … From formal English to slang
pica — pica1 /puy keuh/, n. Print. 1. a 12 point type of a size between small pica and English. 2. the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch. 3. a 12 point type, widely used… … Universalium
