inch in English: A small unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres. (noun)

Translation

A small unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres.

Word origin

From Old English ynce, from Latin uncia, a twelfth part, because an inch is a twelfth of a foot.

inches .

There are twelve inches in one foot.

inches taller .

We often compare heights in inches.

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"By an inch" means by a very small distance.

foot

The part of your body at the end of your leg that you stand on.

mile

A way of measuring distance, a little more than one and a half kilometres.

small

Little in size or amount, not big.

long

Measuring a large amount from one end to the other, or lasting a great deal of time.

rule

Something that tells you what you may or may not do.

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