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Определение ligne в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
- A troublesome term! Originally the measuremnet of the thickness or diameter of a watch movement, it is used in Europe to define the size of generally German-made burners There are roughly 12 lignes per inch (actually inches divided by 0888 or cm divided by 2 2558) What does it actually measure on a lamp? Good question; lots of arguement! The most reasonable theory I know says it is the width of the INSIDE of a round wick when folded flat, or roughly 1/2 the diameter of the inner wick tube Does this check out when catalogue wick sizes are compared to burner descriptions? Not always, but sometimes it does Anyway, the description is generally only used for center draft lamps, or the side draft flat wick formed round (like the Kosmos)
- a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
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- A unit of measurement generally used to determine bangle widths There are forty lignes to the inch