Didot point system

Didot point system
/dee doh"/, Print.
a Continental system of measurement for type, based on a unit of 0.0148 in. (0.3759 mm).
[named after François Ambrose Didot (1730-1804), French printer who devised it]

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  • didot — (ˈ)dē|dō adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after François Ambroise Didot died 1804 French printer and publisher who devised it : of or relating to a typographical point system commonly used in Europe …   Useful english dictionary

  • Didot-Punkt — Bleiletter (Schema) Details: 1. Punze 2. Schriftbild 3. Fleisch 4. Konus 5. Achselfläche 6. Schriftkegel 7. Signatur 8. Gießrille Abmessungen: a Kopf b Schulterhöhe a+b Schrifthöhe c Dickte d Kegelhöhe Der Schriftgrad, das Schriftsatzmaß oder die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Typographic unit — Typographic units are the units of measurement used in typography or typesetting. The traditional units are different from common metric units, as they were established earlier. Even though these units are all very small, across a line of print… …   Wikipedia

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