Lexicon:Modern/Threid
| Threid | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈθɾeɪd/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle Thrēdē, from Proto thredi (thread-width) |
| Related words | Neidl, Paelm, Streid, Roed, Feild, Keiloe-Streid |
Threid — the finest unit of distance. One five-hundred-and-twelfth of a Streid, about 2 millimeters. Used in clockwork calibration.
Notes
8 Threid = 1 Neidl. The measures step by eight. Eight of any unit make one of the unit above it, except the last step, which is sixteen — so the Keiloe unit is 1024 of the base.