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  2. Snellen chart - Wikipedia

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    Another calculation for United States clinics using 20-foot chart distances (slightly more than 6 m), and using a 17 mm model eye for calculations, and a letter which subtends 5 minutes of arc, gives a vertical height of the 20/20 letter to be 8.75 mm. [8] Acuity charts are used during many kinds of vision examinations, such as "refracting" the ...

  3. Column inch - Wikipedia

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    This can be confusing because it refers to two distinct measurements as if they were measured with the same unit. Normally one would think a 3 by 6 advertisement would be 3 inches wide by 6 inches high — but in reality it's actually about 5.5 inches wide by 6 inches high. In writing, an "×" is usually used to separate the two figures ...

  4. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    ⁠3 + 1 / 2 ⁠ ≈ 1.235 mm: Ruby Brilliant [12] 4 ≈ 1.411 mm: Brilliant Perle: Diamant Halbpetit [8] Robijn Diamant Halve petit ⁠4 + 1 / 4 ⁠ ≈ 1.499 mm: Gem ⁠4 + 1 / 2 ⁠ ≈ 1.588 mm: Diamond 5 ≈ 1.764 mm: Pearl Parisienne Sédanoise: Perl: Parel Parisienne 八: Bā "Eight" ⁠5 + 1 / 2 ⁠ ≈ 1.940 mm: Agate Ruby [13] [14 ...

  5. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    000 or 2 mm: 1:152: 9.42 mm (0.371 in) An early predecessor of small scales like N. Developed before World War II and became somewhat popular in the 1950s. No commercial products available. Today The 2mm Scale Association is the force behind the scale and 2 mm scale has become a finescale alternative to the British N-scale. N: 1:148: 9 mm (0. ...

  6. Photo print sizes - Wikipedia

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    The alternative Super series, denoted SnR, nR Plus or nR+, has an aspect ratio of 3∶2 (or as close as possible) and thus provides a better fit for standard 135 film (35 mm) at sizes of 8 inches or above. 5R is twice the size of a 2R print, 6R twice the size of a 4R print and S8R twice the size of 6R. 4D/6D is a newer size for most consumer ...

  7. Paper size - Wikipedia

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    It has the height of Canadian P4 paper (215 mm × 280 mm, about 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 11 in) and the width of international A4 paper (210 mm × 297 mm or 8.27 in × 11.69 in), i.e. it uses the smaller value among the two for each side. The table shows how this format can be generalized into an entire format series.

  8. Book size - Wikipedia

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    The size and proportions of a book depend on the size of the original full sheet. If a sheet 480 by 640 mm (19 by 25 in) is used to print a quarto, the resulting untrimmed pages, will be approximately half as large in each dimension: width 240 mm (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and height 320 mm (12 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).

  9. Millimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. The millimetre (international spelling; SI unit symbol mm) or millimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.