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  2. Inch - Wikipedia

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    1 / 36 ⁠ yd or ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ ft. Metric (SI) units. 25.4 mm. A fire hydrant marked as 3-inch. The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to ⁠ 1 36 ⁠ yard or ⁠ 1 12 ⁠ of a foot. Derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth"), the word inch is ...

  3. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Fontanini produces 5 inch nativity scene figures at this scale. 1:14: 0.8571428 in: 21.77 mm Tamiya Tamiya 56301 RC 1:14 King Hauler, RC Tractor Trucks 1:14 Scale. 1:13.71: 22.225 mm Model railway scratchbuilders' scale at 7 ⁄ 8 inches to a foot, commonly used with 45 mm gauge track to represent 2 ft gauge prototypes. 1:13: 59 ⁄ 64 in: 23.44 mm

  4. 1:12 scale - Wikipedia

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    1:12 scale. The 1:12 scale is a traditional scale (ratio) for models and miniatures. In this scale (ratio), one inch on the scale model or miniature is equal to twelve inches on the original object being copied. Depending on the application, this particular scale (ratio) is also called one-scale (since 1 inch equals 1 foot).

  5. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    1 / 12 ⁠ picas. 1 / 72 ⁠ in. In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th century, the size of a point has been between 0.18 and 0.4 millimeters.

  6. 1:24 scale - Wikipedia

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    1:24 scale model of the Ford GT, at rear, behind 1:32 and nominal HO models, illustrate the traditional slot car scales.. 1:24 scale is a size for automobile models such as injection-molded plastic model kits or metal die-cast toys, which are built and collected by both children and adults. 1:24 means that a unit of measurement, such as one inch or one centimeter, on the model represents 24 ...

  7. Thousandth of an inch - Wikipedia

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    A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in a system of units using inches. Equal to 1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch, a thousandth is commonly called a thou / ˈ θ aʊ / (used for both singular and plural) or, particularly in North America, a mil (plural mils). The words are shortened forms of the English and Latin words for "thousand" (mille ...

  8. 1:72 scale - Wikipedia

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    1:72 scale. 1:72 scale is a scale used for scale models, most comonly model aircraft, where one inch on the model equals six feet (which is seventy-two inches) in real life. The scale is popular for aircraft because sizes ranging from small fighters to large bombers are all reasonably manageable and displayable.

  9. 1:64 scale - Wikipedia

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    The 1:64 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which one unit (such as an inch or a centimeter) on the model represents 64 units on the actual object. It is also known as the "three-sixteenths scale" since 3/16 of an inch represents one foot. An average human is approximately 1⁄16 inches (27 mm) tall when represented in 1 ...