picas (0 synonym found)

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Definition of picas:

(n) : (pathology, usually uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
(n) : (typography, printing, uncountable) A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.
(n) : (typography, countable) A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially ³⁵⁄₈₃ cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now (computing) ¹⁄₆ in.
(n) : (countable) A magpie.
(n) : (typography, uncountable, usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
(n) : (uncommon, ecclesiastical) A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.

Definition of picas:

(n) : (pathology, usually uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
(n) : (typography, printing, uncountable) A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.
(n) : (typography, countable) A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially ³⁵⁄₈₃ cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now (computing) ¹⁄₆ in.
(n) : (countable) A magpie.
(n) : (typography, uncountable, usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
(n) : (uncommon, ecclesiastical) A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.

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