height-to-paper

[ hahyt-tuh-pey-per ]

/ ˈhaɪt təˈpeɪ pər /

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noun Printing.

the standard height of type, measured from the foot to the face, in the United States 0.918 inch (2.33 centimeters).

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Origin of height-to-paper

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby height-to-paper

height, heighten, heightism, height of contour, height of land, height-to-paper, Heilbronn, Heiligenschein, Heilongjiang, Heiltsuk, Heimdall

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British Dictionary definitions for height-to-paper

height-to-paper

noun

the overall height of printing plates and type, standardized as 0.9175 inch (Brit) and 0.9186 inch (US)

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