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  2. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    The minimum height of the handrail for landings may be different and is typically 36 inches (914 mm). Handrail diameter. The size has to be comfortable for grasping and is typically between 1.25 and 2.675 inches (31.8 and 67.9 mm). Maximum space between the balusters of the handrail. This is typically 4 inches (102 mm).

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.0 mmdiameter of a pinhead; 1.5 mm – average length of a flea [27] 2.54 mm – distance between pins on old dual in-line package (DIP) electronic components; 5 mm – length of an average red ant; 5 mmdiameter of an average grain of rice; 5.56×45mm NATO – standard ammunition size; 6 mm – approximate width of a pencil

  4. French catheter scale - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the outer diameter of a catheter in millimeters can be calculated by dividing the French size by 3. [2] For example, a catheter with a French size of 9 would have an outer diameter of approximately 3 mm. While the French scale aligns closely with the metric system, it introduces redundancy and the potential for rounding errors.

  5. Staircase - Wikipedia

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    A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway .

  6. Handrail - Wikipedia

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    Current versions of these codes and standards now agree that handrail is defined as either a circular cross section with an outside diameter of 1 + 14 inches (32 mm) minimum and 2 inches (51 mm) maximum or a non-circular cross section with a perimeter dimension of 4 inches (102 mm) minimum and 6 + 14 inches (159 mm) maximum and a ...

  7. Stair tread - Wikipedia

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    A stair tread is the horizontal portion of a set of stairs on which a person walks. The tread can be composed of wood, metal, plastic, or other materials. In residential settings, treads can be covered in carpeting. Stair treads can come in non-slip varieties, particularly in commercial or industrial locations. [1]

  8. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    The solar flux unit is a unit of spectral irradiance equal to 10 −22 W⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1 (100 yW⋅m −2 ⋅Hz −1). The nox (nx) is a unit of illuminance equal to 1 millilux (1 mlx). The nit (nt) is a unit of luminance equal to one candela per metre squared (1 cd⋅m −2). The lambert (L) is a unit of luminance equal to 10 4 /π cd⋅m ...

  9. Diameter - Wikipedia

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    Sign ⌀ in a technical drawing A photographic filter marked as having a 58mm thread diameter. The symbol or variable for diameter, ⌀, is sometimes used in technical drawings or specifications as a prefix or suffix for a number (e.g. "⌀ 55 mm"), indicating that it represents diameter. [3] Photographic filter thread sizes are often denoted ...