Inch

Quick meaning: Inch is a noun meaning An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.

Meaning

An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) Any very short distance.
2. Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
3. (meteorology) A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
4. A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
5. (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
6. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
7. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

Example Sentences

Don't move an inch!

Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch.

Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.

The term "precision measurement" […] refers to the art of reproducing and controlling dimensions expressed in thousandths of an inch or smaller.

Word Forms

• inches
• inching
• inched

Synonyms for inch

Depending on context, synonyms include edge.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include edge, millimetre, centimetre, millimeter, centimeter, apex.

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