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Definitions for Pica
[1] a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
[2] the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch.
[3] a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.
[4] an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
[5] Also called: em , pica em a printer's unit of measurement, equal to 12 points or 0.166 ins
[6] (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 12 point
[7] a typewriter type size having 10 characters to the inch
[8] pathol an abnormal craving to ingest substances such as clay, dirt, or hair, sometimes occurring during pregnancy, in persons with chlorosis, etc
Words related to Pica
font, case, boldface, roman, italic, agate, bingeing, bulimarexia, bulimia, purging
Words nearby Pica
pibal, pibgorn, piblokto, pibroch, pic, pica, picabia, picadillo, picador, picaninny, picante
Origin of Pica
21555–65; < New Latin, special use of Latin pīca jay, magpie, with reference to its omnivorous feeding
Word origin for Pica
C16: from medical Latin, from Latin: magpie, being an allusion to its omnivorous feeding habits