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HAUTEUR PAPIER [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

The correct height of a type in a form from the lower base, i.e. the feet, to the face which transfers the image to paper. Equivalent to 0.918 inch in the U.S.

CONT

Type-high has lost all importance in photographic and electronic typesetting.

OBS

The term "type-high" can be used both as an adjective and as a noun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Hauteur normale du caractère, allant de la base sur laquelle il repose à l'œil qui transfère l'image au papier, ce qui correspond à 0,918 pouce aux É.-U.

Spanish

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