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Imperial

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002981

A traditional British standard size for paper, primarily used for drawing and high-quality printing. It belongs to a system of paper sizes that predates the now more widespread ISO 'A' series. An imperial sheet measures 22 by 30 inches (approximately 559 by 762 millimeters), providing a large surface area for posters, plans, or large-format books.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002981
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Imperial; Spanish: imperial; French: impérial
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002981",
  "term": "Imperial",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A traditional British standard size for paper, primarily used for drawing and high-quality printing. It belongs to a system of paper sizes that predates the now more widespread ISO 'A' series. An imperial sheet measures 22 by 30 inches (approximately 559 by 762 millimeters), providing a large surface area for posters, plans, or large-format books.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Imperial",
    "es": "imperial",
    "fr": "impérial"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/imperial/"
}

Record 3,283 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.