Body
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006805
The main block of text in a publication, distinct from display elements like headings, titles, or captions. It constitutes the principal reading matter of a document, such as the paragraphs in a book, the main content of an article, or the descriptive text in a brochure. Body text is set in a typeface and size chosen for readability over long passages, often between 9 and 12 points for printed materials.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006805 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | bod; bones; flesh; carcass; likam; quarrons; soma |
| See also | Carcass; Corporal |
| Translations | German: Dickte; Spanish: cuerpo; French: corps |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-006805",
"term": "Body",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The main block of text in a publication, distinct from display elements like headings, titles, or captions. It constitutes the principal reading matter of a document, such as the paragraphs in a book, the main content of an article, or the descriptive text in a brochure. Body text is set in a typeface and size chosen for readability over long passages, often between 9 and 12 points for printed materials.",
"synonyms": [
"bod",
"bones",
"flesh",
"carcass",
"likam",
"quarrons",
"soma"
],
"subject": "Industrial printing",
"see_also": [
"carcass",
"corporal"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Dickte",
"es": "cuerpo",
"fr": "corps"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/body/"
}
Record 728 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.