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ID 718277 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain papermaking industry
  • the thickness of a sheet of paper measured by means of a paper micrometer
paksus
caliper preferred
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  • Caliper is generally expressed as micrometers in metric units or as thousandths of an inch in English units (points or mils); e.g. a sheet may be reported as having a caliper of: 64 µm, 0.0025", 2.5 points or 2.5 mils.

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