column inch
noun Printing.
type one column wide and 1 inch (2.54 cm) deep.
Nearby words
columella, columelliform, column, column chromatography, column dress, column inch, column of fornix, column vector, columna, columnar, columnar cell
Origin of column inch
First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for column inch
column inch
noun
a unit of measurement for advertising space, one inch deep and one column wide
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