inch
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
Other meanings
Any very short distance.
“Don't move an inch!”
Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
Synonyms
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Word history
From Latin "uncia" (Roman inch, various similar units).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.