type-high

\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective (or adverb)

: having the same foot-to-face height as printing type and being 0.9186 inch in English-speaking countries

plates must be mounted type-high

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/tuyp"huy"/, adj. Print.

of a height equal to the distance from the foot to the face of a type: 0.918 in. (23.3 mm).

[1895-1900]

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typeˈ-high adjective and adverb

1. Of or at the standard type height (approx 0.918in; 23.317mm), measured in the direction of the shank

2. (of a woodcut, etc) at the height required for printing

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Main Entry: ↑type

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type-high «TYP _HY», adjective.

Printing. of the standard height of type (in the United States, 0.9186 inch; in Great Britain, 0.9175 inch).