Source Word
characters per inch
Noun
plural
plural-only
(design,
typography)
A
unit
of
measurement
of
the
number
of
typographic
characters
that
fit
on
a
one
inch
line
of
printed
type.
This
unit
is
mainly
used
to
specify
font
sizes
that
have
the
same
width
for
each
character
(monospaced),
however
it
may
also
be
used
to
give
an
average
for
fonts
with
characters
of
varying
widths.
Japanese Meaning
1インチあたりに印刷される文字数を示す単位。特に各文字の幅が同一となる等幅フォントのサイズ指定や、幅が異なるフォントの平均文字数の評価などに用いられる。
Sense（1）
(design,
typography)
A
unit
of
measurement
of
the
number
of
typographic
characters
that
fit
on
a
one
inch
line
of
printed
type.
This
unit
is
mainly
used
to
specify
font
sizes
that
have
the
same
width
for
each
character
(monospaced),
however
it
may
also
be
used
to
give
an
average
for
fonts
with
characters
of
varying
widths.
（ abbreviation ）
