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neliö — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • em noun A typographic unit of measurement equal to the point size of the current font, used to size text and spacing.
  • square noun A four-sided shape with equal sides and right angles.

Senses

neliö is used for these senses in English:

  • block (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
  • em (typography) A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
  • square Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
  • square (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
  • square (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
  • square (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
  • square (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

em — full definition

  1. noun A typographic unit of measurement equal to the point size of the current font, used to size text and spacing.
  2. noun The name of the letter M.
  3. interjection A filler sound expressing hesitation, similar to "um" or "er".

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