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Typometer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006287

A specialized ruler used in typography and printing for measuring font sizes, line spacing (leading), and layout dimensions in typographic units. Instead of inches or millimeters, it is calibrated in points and picas, the standard units of the point system. A common configuration has 12 points to a pica and approximately 72 points to an inch.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006287
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial supplies, equipment, and components
TranslationsGerman: Typometer; Spanish: tipómetro; French: typomètre
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006287",
  "term": "Typometer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A specialized ruler used in typography and printing for measuring font sizes, line spacing (leading), and layout dimensions in typographic units. Instead of inches or millimeters, it is calibrated in points and picas, the standard units of the point system. A common configuration has 12 points to a pica and approximately 72 points to an inch.",
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Typometer",
    "es": "tipómetro",
    "fr": "typomètre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/typometer/"
}

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