An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions/Symbols
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Symbols Used. |
° | is used after figures to indicate feet. | |||
′ | is used after figures to indicate inches. | |||
″ | is used after figures to indicate lines, or twelfths of an inch. | |||
′ | over syllables indicates the accent, and the short English sound of the vowel. | |||
` | over syllables indicates the accent, and the long, broad, open or close English sound of the vowel. | |||
In the Metric System. | ||||
The metre | = 39.37 inches, or 3 feet 3.37 inches. | ⎫ | ||
The decimetre | = 3.94 inches. | ⎥ | ||
The centimetre | = 2/5 of an inch, or 43/4 lines. | ⎬ | very nearly | |
The millimetre | = 1/25 of an inch, or 1/2 a line. | ⎥ | ||
21/9 millimeters | = 1 line. | ⎭ |