"preferred number" meaning in English

See preferred number in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: preferred numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} preferred number (plural preferred numbers)
  1. (industrial design) A standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.
    Sense id: en-preferred_number-en-noun-vB7Uut~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for preferred number meaning in English (1.2kB)

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