"column inch" meaning in All languages combined

See column inch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: column inches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} column inch (plural column inches)
  1. (printing) One inch of a printed column; a measure of space allocated. Wikipedia link: column inch Categories (topical): Printing, Units of measure Related terms: news hole Translations (measure of space on a newspaper): palstamillimetri (note: in millimeters) (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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