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Definition of Column inch
1. Noun. A unit of measurement for advertising space.
Definition of Column inch
1. Noun. (printing) One inch of a printed column; a measure of space allocated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Column Inch
Literary usage of Column inch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Course in Journalistic Writing by Grant Milnor Hyde (1922)
"In a publication with larger pages or in newspaper form it is bettor to sell
space on the basis of the column-inch. Just what the basic rate shall be ..."
2. Writing for the Trade Press by Frank Farrington (1917)
"Our rates for matter as published are as follows: y%c per word for text; 25c per
column inch for drawings when the drawings are ready for reproduction; ..."
3. "1001 Places to Sell Manuscripts," by [Editor] (1915)
"Twenty five cents per column inch for finished drawings, fifteen cents per column
inch for photographs. Harvey Whipple, managing editor. ..."
4. The Faulkner Reference Library: Standardized Statistics of the United States (1920)
"General Information: An extra charge of 3 cents -per column inch is made for ...
Composition, 5 cents per column inch extra. Double spreads not sold. ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1909)
"... 1 column wide is known as the rate per Inch. The space occupied by an
advertisement is never charged on a square-inch basis, but on a column-inch basis. ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... which can be fixed on any part of the -»rought-iron bar or column B, thus
forming a universal joint This bar or column Inch« If machine drills. ..."
7. Pumping Machinery: A Treatise on the History, Design, Construction and by Arthur Maurice Greene (1911)
"... inches vacuum 9.5 Vacuum in condenser (reading of mercury column) inch 27.68
Average barometer at 32°F. sea-level 14.789 Ibs. =30.06 Average barometer ..."
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