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is used after figures to indicate feet.
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′ |
is used after figures to indicate inches.
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″ |
is used after figures to indicate lines, or twelfths of an inch.
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′ |
over syllables indicates the accent, and the short English sound of the vowel.
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` |
over syllables indicates the accent, and the long, broad, open or close English sound of the vowel.
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In the Metric System.
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The metre |
= 39.37 inches, or 3 feet 3.37 inches. |
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The decimetre |
= 3.94 inches. |
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The centimetre
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= 2/5 of an inch, or 43/4 lines.
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⎬ |
very nearly
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The millimetre
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= 1/25 of an inch, or 1/2 a line.
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21/9 millimeters |
= 1 line. |
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