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Agate line
exact
- Record
- M545
- Definition quality
- Historically documented
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
- Calculator
- Fully calculable
Definition
An agate line is 1/14 inch deep (≈1.8143 mm); advertising charges historically counted lines, while column width varied by publication.
Reference value
One Agate line is exactly 0.0018142857142857142 metres.
History & use
Newspapers priced advertising by agate lines; U.S. government records explicitly discuss the requirement of 14 agate lines per inch.
Modern use
Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.
Sources & evidence
Source tier — · confidence high