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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescrenatura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: crenatura
"La crenatura migliora la leggibilità del testo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The adjustment of space between characters in a proportional font, especially to achieve a visually pleasing result.
"Good kerning is essential for a professional-looking logo design."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'carne', meaning a projection or corner, combined with the English gerund suffix '-ing'. Historically developed in traditional metal typesetting, where typesetters would file down the metal body of a type piece to make characters fit closer together. In the digital typography era, it evolved to describe the specific adjustment of space between individual character pairs.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Kerning"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Kerning" is said worldwide
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kerning
Transliteration: kerning
"Le kerning de ce titre doit être ajusté."
Kernung
Transliteration: Kernung
"Die Kernung zwischen diesen beiden Buchstaben ist zu weit."
crenatura
Transliteration: crenatura
"La crenatura migliora la leggibilità del testo."
kernign
Transliteration: kernign
"El kernign en este título es incorrecto."
kernagem
Transliteration: kernagem
"A kernagem ajusta o espaço entre as letras."
कर्निग
Transliteration: karning
"ग्राफिक डिज़ाइन में कर्निग बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
字间距微调
Transliteration: zì jiān jù wēi tiáo
"这个字体的字间距微调做得很好。"
자간 조절
Transliteration: jagan jojeol
"로고 디자인에서 자간 조절은 매우 중요합니다."
カーニング
Transliteration: kāningu
"見出しのカーニングを細かく調整する。"
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