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pica

/ˈpaɪ.kə/

Translations

picanoun

picas

/ˈpaɪ.kə/

пика

The knight carried a pike as his weapon.

Рыцарь носил пику в качестве оружия.

пика (в значении 'пики' в картах)

He played the ace of spades to win the game.

Он сыграл тузом пик, чтобы выиграть игру.

Additional translations

Synonyms

picaadjective

/ˈpaɪkə/

Used attributively to describe text set in the ten-characters-per-inch type size.

Definitions

picanoun

A unit of measurement in typography, equal to 12 points or approximately 1/6 of an inch.

The designer adjusted the margins to be exactly 2 picas wide.

A tendency or craving to eat substances that are not typically considered food, such as dirt or chalk, often due to a nutritional deficiency or mental health condition.

The doctor diagnosed the child with pica after observing her eating sand from the playground.

A fixed-pitch typewriter or printer type size that produces ten characters per inch, contrasted with elite (12 cpi).

The secretary switched the typewriter from elite to pica for easier reading.

picaadjective

Relating to or set in the ten-characters-per-inch monospaced typeface known as pica.

Make sure the headings are in a pica font.