pica

UK
/ˈpaɪ.kə/
US
/ˈpaɪ.kə/
picanoun
picas
Pl.
UK
/ˈpaɪ.kə/
US
/ˈpaɪ.kə/
Traductions
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.
Traductions supplémentaires
Définitions
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
UK
/ˈpaɪkə/
US
/ˈpaɪkə/
Used attributively to describe text set in the ten-characters-per-inch type size.
Définitions
Relating to or set in the ten-characters-per-inch monospaced typeface known as pica.
Make sure the headings are in a pica font.
picaproper noun
Définitions
A genus of birds in the crow family (Corvidae) that comprises the magpies.
Pica pica, the Eurasian magpie, is widespread throughout Europe and Asia.