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inch

/ɪntʃ/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A unit of length, equal to one twelfth of a foot.

    - "The measurement from the floor to the bottom of a cabinet is six inches."
    - "He measured the distance between the two points with a ruler and found it to be ten inches."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɪntʃ/



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  2. /ɪntʃ/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with inch
dinch , pinch , hinch , stinch , winch
Homophones
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  1. inch (en) : To move slowly and with effort, as by inches.

  2. inch (en) : A unit of length on the order of a decimeter, used chiefly in measuring the size of small objects.

Variants
List of all variants of inch that leads to same result
every inch , inch , inch by inch , inches , within an inch of , inched , inching , inch plant , inch plants , inchplant , inchplants , acre-inch , acre-inches , every inch of , every inch of the way , budge an inch , give an inch , give/budge an inch , every inch/step of the way , every step of the way
Etymology
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Old English ince, from in, 'thus' + ceastra, 'measure'.

Trivia
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  1. There are 36 inches in a yard.

  2. The world's longest inch is 3.28 feet long and is located in the United States.

  3. The smallest known object to be measured in inches is a red blood cell, which is about 0.0025 inches in diameter.

Related Concepts
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  1. Foot: The inch is one twelfth of a foot.

  2. Decimeter: One inch is approximately equal to 2.54 centimeters or 25.4 millimeters.

Culture
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The inch has been used as a standard unit of measurement in the United States since the late 18th century. It is also widely used in the United Kingdom and other countries.

How to Memorize "inch"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a ruler with inches marked on it. Visualize measuring an object using this ruler.

  2. associate

    - Associate the number 12 with inches, since there are 12 inches in a foot.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'An inch is a thumb's length' to help remember the size of an inch.

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