cran

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cran

  • [ˈkɾãn]

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Where it comes from

Del francés cran, del latín crēna ('muesca').

noun cranes

  1. Muesca que tiene cada letra de imprenta para que, al colocarla en el componedor, pueda el cajista conocer si ha quedado en la posición conveniente.

In English

  • kerning adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs

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"cran." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/cran. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cran. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/cran

Chicago

"cran." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/cran.

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@misc{cran_2026,
  title = {cran},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cran},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}