English > inch: 3 senses > noun 1, quantityMeaning | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot. |
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Synonym | in |
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Part of | foot, ft | A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard |
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Parts | em, pica em, pica | A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing |
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ligne | A linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons |
mesh | The number of openings per linear inch of a screen |
mil | A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
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United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
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Spanish | pulgada |
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Catalan | polzada |
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Verbs | inch | advance slowly, as if by inches |
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