Definition of inch - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
measurementunit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot
- The table is 36 inches long.
2.
small distancevery small distance or amount
- He moved an inch closer to the door.
3.
advertisingTECH. unit of measurement for advertising spaceTECH.
- The ad took up a full inch in the magazine.
4.
geographyRare UK small islandRare UK
- They visited a tiny inch off the coast.
Verb
1.
move graduallyintr. move slowly and carefullyintr.
- She inched closer to the edge of the cliff.
2.
sparing distributiontr. give sparingly or in small amountstr.
- She inched out the supplies to last longer.
3.
narrow victorytr. US defeat by a very small margintr. US
- They inched out their rivals in the final game.
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Expressions with inch
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move forward very slowly in small amounts
Cars in the tunnel inched along during the morning rush.
move slowly upward by small amounts
The elevator began to inch up the building.
in every way or to the fullest extent
She was every inch a leader.
slowly and carefully, step by step
He moved inch by inch through the narrow passage.
showing all qualities of a particular type or role
She is every inch a leader.
refuse to change position or opinion
Despite the arguments, he wouldn't budge an inch.
allow a small concession or compromise
If you give an inch, they might take a mile.
move slowly and carefully in small steps
She inched her way through the crowded room.
very close to a particular point or state
The car stopped within an inch of the wall.
look very carefully through all parts of something
The police will search every inch of the house.
move forward very slowly in small steps
The car began to inch forward in the traffic.
very close to something
The car stopped within an inch of hitting the wall.
to an extreme degree or almost as much as possible
She worked within an inch of her life to finish the project.
steal, especially in a sneaky way
He tried to half-inch some sweets from the shop.
executed with extreme precision or accuracy
The architect's plans were inch-perfect.
vinyl record measuring twelve inches in diameter
He added a rare twelve-inch to his collection.
unit of area with sides one inch long
The fabric is priced per square inch.
unit of volume for a cube one inch per side
The engine has a capacity of 350 cubic inches.
unit measuring pressure as force per square inch
The tire pressure is 32 pounds per square inch.
measure of spatial printing or video dot density
The printer's capability is 1200 dots per inch, ensuring sharp images.
number of bits in one inch of data
The scanner has a resolution of 600 bits per inch.
unit of water covering one acre one inch deep
The farm requires an acre inch of water weekly.
unit measuring characters in one inch of type
The font is set to 10 characters per inch.
one inch of a printed column
The article took up five column inches.
Origin of inch
Latin, uncia (twelfth part)
Terms with inch included in their meaning
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measurement
unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
naval ship
large warship with 8-inch caliber guns
gun size
of or relating to the bore of a gun measuring thirty-eight hundredths inch
wood measurement
unit measuring wood volume, 1 foot by 1 inch thick
abr: five-inch compact disc
small disc that stores music or computer files
abr: five-inch compact-disc single
compact disc single with songs on a five-inch disc
unit of area
area of a circle with 0.001 inch diameter
acr: Characters Per Inch
number of letters that fit in one inch of text
measurement
unit of volume for a cube one inch each side
abr: cubic inch
unit for measuring the volume of small objects
gear design
number of gear teeth per inch of diameter
acr: dots per inch
measure of printer resolution
transportation
pair of twenty-inch rims
measurement
four-inch by four-inch gauze or material
measurement
linear unit equal to 1/40 inch
acr: Lines Per Inch
lines per inch
length measurement
unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch
measurement
relating to a thousandth of an inch
acr: Nine Inch Nails
famous American industrial rock band
paleontology
bipedal dinosaur with 10-inch thick skull bone
acr: pixels per inch
number of pixels in one inch of screen
acr: Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
unit of pressure measurement
acr: pounds per square inch gauge
pressure measurement excluding atmospheric pressure
weaving
number of warp ends per inch in cloth
Examples of inch in a sentence
He grew two inches over the summer. She didn't move an inch during the speech. The snail advanced an inch every hour. The newspaper charged per inch for the advertisement. They bought a half-inch space for their announcement. The inch was uninhabited and serene.
Fishermen often rest on the inch during trips. The snail inched across the garden path. Traffic inched forward during rush hour. The nurse inched out the medicine carefully. They inched out drinking water during the drought. The team inched past their competitors in the last lap. She inched ahead in the polls by a single vote.
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- French:pouce, avancer lentement, ...
- German:Zoll, sich nähern, ...
- Italian:pollice, avanzare lentamente, ...
- Spanish:pulgada, avanzar lentamente, ...
- Portuguese:polegada, avançar lentamente, ...
- Chinese:英寸, 缓慢移动, ...
- Japanese:インチ, 少しずつ進む, ...
- Arabic:بوصة, تَقَدَّمَ بِبُطْء, ...
- Hebrew:אִינְץְ, לְהִתְקַדֵּם בְּאִטִּיּוּת, ...
- Russian:дюйм, медленно двигаться, ...
- Ukrainian:дюйм, повзти, ...
- Hindi:इंच, धीरे-धीरे बढ़ना, ...
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