Definition & Meaning of "inch"

Inch

a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot or 2.54 centimeters

a unit of measurement for advertising space

to inch

to move or progress very slowly and in small distances

Example

Her ball stopped inches from the hole on the putting green.

The size of the television screen is 55 inches diagonally.

The average rainfall in the region is 40 inches per year.

The size of the pizza is 12 inches in diameter.

The rainfall was over 20 inches during the storm.

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