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preferred number

preferred number noun: a standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.

Noun

preferred number (plural preferred numbers)

  1. (industrial design) A standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.

Forms of preferred number

pluralpreferred numbers

Questions about preferred number

What does preferred number mean?
Preferred number means a standard value used as a guideline for product dimensions such as lengths, diameters, and volumes, to provide a useful range of sizes etc. and to promote compatibility between different objects.
What part of speech is preferred number?
Preferred number is a noun.
What is the plural of preferred number?
The plural of preferred number is preferred numbers.

Words near preferred number in the dictionary

  1. preferrably
  2. preferre
  3. preferred
  4. preferred creditor
  5. preferred creditors
  6. preferred number
  7. preferred numbers
  8. preferred provider
  9. preferred providers
  10. preferred stock
  11. preferred stockholder

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