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waist line [2 records]

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Record 1 1997-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
  • Maneuvering of Ships

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
  • Manœuvre des navires

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

The imaginary line to which are aligned the top of lower case letters without ascenders, i.e., a, c, e, i, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x and z.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Ligne droite, généralement horizontale, passant par la partie supérieure des lettres minuscules telles que p, q, m, n, x d'une même ligne de texte.

Spanish

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