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Inch
ɪn(t)ʃ
Inch definitions
noun
inch
inches
- a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
"the toy train is four inches long"
- a person's height or waist measurement
"my only reservation is the goalkeeper's lack of inches"
- a very small amount or distance
"I had no intention of budging an inch"
- (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare
"more than four inches of rain is expected"
- (as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar)
- (as a unit of map scale) so many inches representing one mile on the ground
"one-inch maps of the east Midland counties"