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.