HyperDic: agate_line

English > 1 sense of the expression *agate line*:
NOUN	quantity	agate line, line	space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

English > *agate line*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	Space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising.
Synonym	line
Broader	area unit, square measure	A system of units used to measure areas