height of a type

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• height-to-paper — height′ to pa′per n. pri the standard height of printing type, measured from the foot to the face, in the U.S. 0.918 inch (2.33 cm) • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang

• type-high — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective (or adverb) : having the same foot to face height as printing type and being 0.9186 inch in English speaking countries plates must be mounted type high * * * /tuyp huy /, adj. Print. of a height equal to the distance from the …   Useful english dictionary

• height to paper — the height of printing type measured from foot to face and standardized at 0.9186 inch in English speaking countries called also type height * * * height to paper noun (printing) The standard height of type, blocks, etc from foot to face (approx… …   Useful english dictionary

• height to paper — Date: 1771 the height of printing type standardized at 0.9186 inch (2.333 centimeters) in English speaking countries …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• height gauge — noun 1. : a gauge having a micrometer or a vernier scale for measuring heights 2. : a C shaped metal device for measuring the foot to face height of printing type or mounted plates …   Useful english dictionary

• Height 611 UFO incident — refers to an alleged UFO crash in Dalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, USSR, on January 29, 1986. Height 611 (also known as Mount Izvestkovaya) is a hill located on the territory of the town. View of Height 611 …   Wikipedia

• Type 97 Chi-Ha — tank at Yasukuni Shrine Museum Place of origin …   Wikipedia

• 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