Inch
Definitions
- A town in County Wexford, Ireland.
- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- A small island; an islet.
- Any very short distance.
- A meadow, pasture, field, or haugh.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
Equivalents
52 more languages
Afrikaansduim
Azərbaycan dilidüymə
Българскимилиметър
Cymraegmodfedd
Dansktomme
Esperantocolo
EestiTõll
Gaeilgeorlach
Gàidhligòirleach
ગુજરાતીતસુ
עבריתאינץ׳
हिन्दीइंच
Magyarhüvelyk
Հայերենդյույմ
ქართულიდუიმი
ភាសាខ្មែរអ៊ីញ
한국어인치
Latinauncia
Latviešucolla
မြန်မာလက်မ
Portuguêspolegada
Românățol
Русскийдюйм
Slovenščinapalec
Kiswahiliinchi
தமிழ்அங்குலம்
తెలుగుఅంగుళము
ไทยนิ้ว
Türkçeinç
Yorùbáinnsi
Examples
“The sledges of the Esquimaux are of large size, varying from six and a half to nine and even eleven feet in length, and from eighteen inches to two feet in breadth.”
“The term "precision measurement" […] refers to the art of reproducing and controlling dimensions expressed in thousandths of an inch or smaller.”
“He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double⟳ purchase⟳ and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like⟳ a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put⟳ to the test⟳ the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure."”
“Don't move⟳ an inch!”
“Beldame, I think⟳ we watched you at an inch.”
“[B]e the consequences what they may, they shall not move⟳ an inch, nor a hair's-breadth from the ground of their groundless spiritual independence, […]”
“Let⟳ us consider⟳ what one inch of rain⟳ really means. If an acre of land⟳ were covered with water to the depth of only the tenth part of an inch, that layer of water would weigh⟳ more than 10 tons: thus 1 inch of rain⟳ is ten times that amount—in fact, very nearly 101 tons.”
“The blackening wave⟳ is edged with white; / To inch and rock the sea-mews fly⟳.”
“An ivy-clad farmhouse surrounded by trees, it stood on the sunny side of a sloping hill at the foot of which the Darigle river curved its way through gold-furzed inches to disappear⟳ under a stone bridge into the woods beyond.”
“As these calves grew older they did not need⟳ to return⟳ to the farmyard for feeding as they were able to eat⟳ sufficient grass for themselves. They were then kept in the fields, known as the inches, along by the river[,] where they grew strong[,] and during the winter cold when grass was scarce[,] hay was carried down to them.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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