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| barleycorn |
an obsolete measure, equal to the width of a single grain of barley, or about one-third inch. [1/2 definitions] |
| BB |
a small shot of .18 inch diameter, used in an air rifle or air pistol. |
| bd. ft. |
abbreviation of "board foot," or "board feet," a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| centimeter |
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. (abbr.: cm) |
| cm |
abbreviation of "centimeter," or "centimeters," a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. |
| elite |
a type size, as on a typewriter, with twelve characters per inch. [1/4 definitions] |
| forty-five |
of or pertaining to a cartridge of .45 inch diameter, or the gun in which it is used. [1/3 definitions] |
| in. |
abbreviation of "inch," or "inches," a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot or 2.54 centimeters. |
| kilobar |
a unit of pressure equal to one thousand bars or 14,500 pounds per square inch. |
| mil1 |
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch or .0254 millimeter, used to measure the diameter of wire or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| millimeter |
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter or 0.03937 inch. (abbr.: mm) |
| mm |
abbreviation of "millimeter," or "millimeters," a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter or 0.03937 inch. |
| pica1 |
a printing type measuring about one sixth of an inch, or an equivalent linear measurement used to determine the dimensions of printed lines, illustrations, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| psi1 |
abbreviation of "pounds per square inch." |
| resolution |
the degree or measure of sharpness of an electronic image, usually expressed in pixels per inch. [2/8 definitions] |
| sq. in. |
abbreviation of "square inch," or "square inches." |
| twopenny |
designating a nail one inch long. [1/3 definitions] |
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