height-to-paper

[ hahyt-tuh-pey-per ]

nounPrinting.

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

Origin of height-to-paper

First recorded in 1765–75

Words Nearby height-to-paper

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How to use height-to-paper in a sentence

height-to-paper—The length of a type from top to bottom, including feet and face.
Type | A. A. Stewart
The total length of a type, including feet and face, is its height-to-paper.
Type | A. A. Stewart
Its length (technically called height-to-paper) is .918 of an inch.
Type | A. A. Stewart

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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