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pica

/pahy-kuh/US // ˈpaɪ kə //UK // (ˈpaɪkə) //

皮卡,茯苓

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Printing.

    • : a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
    • : the depth of this type size as a unit of linear measurement for type, pages containing type, etc.; one sixth of an inch.
    • : a 12-point type, widely used for typewriters, having 10 characters to the inch.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intypeface
Synonyms
font字体,字体,字型,字形agate玛瑙,玉石,玛瑙的,马瑙boldface黑体字,粗体字,黑体,大写字母case案例,案件,案子,案italic斜体,楷体,斜体字,斜体的roman罗马人,罗马,罗马语,罗马式
as ineating disorder
Synonyms
anorexia nervosa神经性厌食症,厌食症,精神性厌食症,神经性厌食bingeing暴饮暴食,狂欢,狂欢节,暴食bulimarexia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食症,暴饮暴食bulimia暴食症,贪食症,暴饮暴食,暴饮暴食症compulsive eating强迫性饮食,强迫性进食,强迫进食,强迫性吃东西hypheragia嗜睡症,嗜食症,饮酒过量,饮酒过度psychological disorder心理障碍,心理失调,心理失衡,心理疾病purging清理,清洗,清理工作,清算

Examples

  • So in Vincent—'pica loquax'—'pica garrula,' &c.; and in Pliny, lib.

  • Others will have a craving for some article not proper for food;—this is called Pica.

  • This large hermit-crab, found in Florida and in more southern waters, inhabits the beautiful pearly shell of Livona pica.

  • Pietro entreated and threatened, Pica wept and caressed, but all in vain.

  • There is a play here on the double meaning of pie, namely a bird (Latin pica), and an article of food.

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