basis weight

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noun Printing.

the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 centimeters) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 centimeters) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 centimeters) for cover stock.

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Also called basic weight, basic substance weight .

Words nearby basis weight

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A lot of people ring in the New Year with vows to lose weight and exercise.
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If Congress accurately reflected our nation on the basis of race, about 63 percent would be white, not 80 percent.
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We see the Southern segregationists who threatened his life and that of his family on an almost daily basis.
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Yet the email references the 1970s, “when police officers were ambushed and executed on a regular basis.”
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Yet we keep doing the cleanses, buying the meal replacement bars, and joining Weight Watchers.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
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Results are in terms of bulk of precipitate, which must not be confused with percentage by weight.
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The weight percentage can be found by referring to Purdy's tables, given later.
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The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).
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But for the most part even industry and endowment were powerless against the inertia of custom and the dead-weight of environment.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

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