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metric-compatible

metric-compatible adjective: of a font, having identical metrics as another font, enabling it to serve as a substitute for another font without affecting document layout.

Adjective

metric-compatible (comparative more metric-compatible, superlative most metric-compatible)

  1. Of a font, having identical metrics as another font, enabling it to serve as a substitute for another font without affecting document layout.

Forms of metric-compatible

comparativemore metric-compatible
superlativemost metric-compatible
alternative formmetrically compatible

Questions about metric-compatible

What does metric-compatible mean?
Metric-compatible means of a font, having identical metrics as another font, enabling it to serve as a substitute for another font without affecting document layout.
What part of speech is metric-compatible?
Metric-compatible is an adjective.

Words near metric-compatible in the dictionary

  1. metric time
  2. metric ton
  3. metric tonne
  4. metric tonnes
  5. metric tons
  6. metric-compatible
  7. metric-ounce
  8. metric-ounces
  9. metrical
  10. metrical feet
  11. metrical foot

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