Look up: inch


  1. Inch
    Lengths: 10 lines. 1000 thou. or mils. Width of man's thumb, length of 3 barley corns (Anglo-Saxon).
    Found op http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm

  2. inch
    [n] - a unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=inch

  3. inch
    an inch is a so-called “imperial� measurement (see foot as well). It is 2.54 cms. Animation field sizes are normally given in inches
    Found op http://www.animationpost.co.uk/doping/glossary.htm

  4. Inch
    A unit of measurement equal to six (6) picas or seventy two (72) points.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829

  5. Inch
    Inch: In length, 1/12<sup>th</sup> of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot and yard, are Old World creations to which the USA has stubbornly clung. The inch was originally about the length of the last bone (distal phalanx) in a man's thum...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=3955

  6. Inch
    Inch noun [ Gael. inis .] An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inch colm, Inch keith, etc. [ Scot.]
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/31

  7. Inch
    Inch noun [ Middle English inche , unche , Anglo-Saxon ynce , Latin uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See Ounce a weight.] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/31

  8. Inch
    Inch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Inched ; present participle & verbal noun Inching .] 1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [ R.] « He gets too far into ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/31

  9. Inch
    Inch intransitive verb To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly. « With slow paces measures back the field, And inches to the walls.» Dryden.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/31

  10. Inch
    Inch adjective Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two- inch cable; a four- inch plank. Inch stuff , boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/31



  1. inch
    1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc, as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined f...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?inch

  2. Inch
    • (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank. • (n.) A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment. • (n.) An island; -- often used in the names of s...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/inch/

  3. inch
    unit of British Imperial and United States Customary measure equal to 136 of a yard. The unit derives from the Old English ince, or ynce, which in ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/15

  4. Inch
    The USS Inch was an American Edsall Class escort destroyer of 1200 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Inch was powered by Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines providing a top speed of 19 knots and carried a complement of 220. She was armed with three 3 inch dual-purpose guns; two 40 mm anti-aircr...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RI.HTM

  5. Inch
    [disambiguation] An inch is a unit of measurement. Inch or inches may also refer to ==Units== ==Places== "Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic innis) usually meaning an island or meadow: == ==People== ==Other== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch_(disambiguation)

  6. Inch
    An inch (plural: inches; abbreviation or symbol: in or ″ – a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. Corresponding units of area and volume...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch

  7. inch
    inch: see English units of measurement.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0914640.html

  8. Inch
    The inch is a unit of the imperial scale of measurement of the length equivalent to 25.4 millimetres. It was defined in 1824 by an act of parliament that 39.13929 inches is the length of a seconds pendulum in the latitude of London, vibrating in vacuo at sea level, at the temperature of 62 degrees F...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AI.HTM

  9. inch
    Imperial unit of linear measure, a twelfth of a foot, equal to 2.54 centimetres. It was defined in statute by Edward II of England as the length of three barley grains laid end to end
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0004356.html

  10. Inch
    [band] Congress of the Cow Dave Hepler Mike Paprocki Jeff Reese Christopher "Pippin" Spanninga Michael "Stimy" Steinman Inch was a pop-punk band formed in San Diego in 1992. The group was founded by former Sub Society vocalist Michael "Stimy" Steinman and bassist Jeff Reese. ==Band history==...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inch_(band)

  11. inch
    1) 'hedwig and the angry ...' 2) 2.54 centimeters 3) About 2.5 centimeters 4) About 25.4 mm 5) Advance slowly 6) Barely move 7) Crawl at a snail's pace 8) Creep 9) Creep (along) 10) Creep slowly 11) Distance between belt no...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/inch/1

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