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sq. in.

American  

abbreviation

  1. square inch; square inches.


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Throughout the South, you'll find more churches per sq. in. than anywhere on earth.

From Time Jan. 12, 2011

A 500-lb. torpedo would have generated at least 5,000 lb. per sq. in. of pressure on the 's hull.

From Time Aug. 18, 2010

The Post was so proud of its sneak look at what it called the "unvarnished Haig" that it devoted about 300 sq. in. of one day's paper to Haig's "private and apparently candid pronouncements."

From Time Magazine Archive

Hunters in New Jersey must wear at least 200 sq. in. of bright orange material on their clothes; they may not hunt within 450 ft. of a dwelling or school playground.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pressure of one atmosphere = 14.7 lbs. per sq. in. = 2,116 lbs. per sq. ft. = a column of mercury 760 m/m high.

From Illustrated Catalogue of Cotton Machinery by Company, Howard & Bullough American Machine

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