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Diamond

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001691

A historical unit of type size, equivalent to approximately 4.5 points. This small type size was traditionally used for printing very fine print, such as footnotes or legal text, where space was at a premium. Modern digital typography typically uses the point system for font sizing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001691
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
See alsoParagon; Diamond cross; Diamond crossing; Diamond crossover
TranslationsGerman: Diamant; Spanish: diamante; French: diamant
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001691",
  "term": "Diamond",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A historical unit of type size, equivalent to approximately 4.5 points. This small type size was traditionally used for printing very fine print, such as footnotes or legal text, where space was at a premium. Modern digital typography typically uses the point system for font sizing.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "paragon",
    "diamond cross",
    "diamond crossing",
    "diamond crossover"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Diamant",
    "es": "diamante",
    "fr": "diamant"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/diamond/"
}

Record 1,872 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.