Inch
noun
A unit of measurement equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
The width of the book is six inches.
Often appears as...
- square inch
- cubic inch
verb
Move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
He inched closer to the edge of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- inch forward
- inch back
noun
A very small amount or distance.
She missed the target by an inch.
Often appears as...
- miss by an inch
- within an inch
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A unit of measurement equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
The width of the book is six inches.
Often appears as...
- square inch
- cubic inch
verb
Move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
He inched closer to the edge of the cliff.
Often appears as...
- inch forward
- inch back
noun
A very small amount or distance.
She missed the target by an inch.
Often appears as...
- miss by an inch
- within an inch
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Comparison
Imagine the width of a standard thumb; that's approximately one inch.
When you don't have a ruler, estimate measurements by picturing an inch as a thumb's width.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Relation
An inch can denote a small, precise adjustment in position or dimension.
Adjust the margins of your document by an inch for better layout.
Pro Tip 3/3US and UK Only
The inch is used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The new iPhones have a screen size of 6.1 inches.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Comparison
Imagine the width of a standard thumb; that's approximately one inch.
When you don't have a ruler, estimate measurements by picturing an inch as a thumb's width.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Relation
An inch can denote a small, precise adjustment in position or dimension.
Adjust the margins of your document by an inch for better layout.
Pro Tip 3/3US and UK Only
The inch is used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The new iPhones have a screen size of 6.1 inches.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Comparison
Imagine the width of a standard thumb; that's approximately one inch.
When you don't have a ruler, estimate measurements by picturing an inch as a thumb's width.
Pro Tip 2/3Spatial Relation
An inch can denote a small, precise adjustment in position or dimension.
Adjust the margins of your document by an inch for better layout.
Pro Tip 3/3US and UK Only
The inch is used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The new iPhones have a screen size of 6.1 inches.
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Video examples
Do Elephants Cry? PIPE...
That's actually a really good question that I answer a lot of the time. We get a lot of questions about that at the zoo Elephants have big ears to help keep them cool. As you can imagine, an elephant skin is really thick, can be up to an inch and a half thick on the elbows and the knees. But behind the ears, it's only about a millimetre, millimetre and a half thick, And the ear is full of blood vessels.
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Are athletes really...
These men are seven inches different in height, but because of the body types advantaged in their sports, they wear the same length pants. Seven inches difference in height, these men have the same length legs. Now in some cases, the search for bodies that could push athletic performance forward ended up introducing into the competitive world
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My journey from Marine...
Your uniform is maintained to the inch. How diligently you followed those rules spoke volumes about the kind of Marine you were. Your rank said something about your history and the respect you had earned. In the civilian world there's no rank. Here you're just another body, and I felt like I constantly had to prove my worth all over again.
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The benefits of good...
when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
largest millipede species in the world they can grow up to around 12 inches long and live between five to seven years in the wild and they have around three to four hundred legs with four per body segment and they don't breathe through lungs like you and I instead they have these tiny pore like
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How math saved my life PIPE...
lot of things seemed good life seemed good relative to what I knew then of course but it still seemed good my life was maybe a mile wide but it was only an inch deep and before I knew it over ten years had gone by and I was still living
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Truckload of Ammo PIPE...
since they're loose there's going to be a good bust this is obviously thousands of rounds we're gonna be here awhile trying to sort it all out but just to give you an idea this tab is around I would say at least three inches deep
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Largest Lizard on Earth...
It measures the force of the bite of an animal. So, if I bite on this here it should register... about 120 pounds per square inch. To get the dragons to bite, we're going to need a little bit of encouragement
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A Snow Tiger Complaining...
look at this few inches of snow and the old ruddy jungle comes to a standstill it's not even cold yesterday they said it was too cold to snow what does that even mean they must have known it was coming
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
traveling with her subjects is the queen at two inches long she's the largest ant in the world and she's a new queen when her mother's
Video examples
Do Elephants Cry? PIPE...
That's actually a really good question that I answer a lot of the time. We get a lot of questions about that at the zoo Elephants have big ears to help keep them cool. As you can imagine, an elephant skin is really thick, can be up to an inch and a half thick on the elbows and the knees. But behind the ears, it's only about a millimetre, millimetre and a half thick, And the ear is full of blood vessels.
Video examples
Are athletes really...
These men are seven inches different in height, but because of the body types advantaged in their sports, they wear the same length pants. Seven inches difference in height, these men have the same length legs. Now in some cases, the search for bodies that could push athletic performance forward ended up introducing into the competitive world
Video examples
My journey from Marine...
Your uniform is maintained to the inch. How diligently you followed those rules spoke volumes about the kind of Marine you were. Your rank said something about your history and the respect you had earned. In the civilian world there's no rank. Here you're just another body, and I felt like I constantly had to prove my worth all over again.
Video examples
The benefits of good...
when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
largest millipede species in the world they can grow up to around 12 inches long and live between five to seven years in the wild and they have around three to four hundred legs with four per body segment and they don't breathe through lungs like you and I instead they have these tiny pore like
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
lot of things seemed good life seemed good relative to what I knew then of course but it still seemed good my life was maybe a mile wide but it was only an inch deep and before I knew it over ten years had gone by and I was still living
Video examples
Truckload of Ammo PIPE...
since they're loose there's going to be a good bust this is obviously thousands of rounds we're gonna be here awhile trying to sort it all out but just to give you an idea this tab is around I would say at least three inches deep
Video examples
Largest Lizard on Earth...
It measures the force of the bite of an animal. So, if I bite on this here it should register... about 120 pounds per square inch. To get the dragons to bite, we're going to need a little bit of encouragement
Video examples
A Snow Tiger Complaining...
look at this few inches of snow and the old ruddy jungle comes to a standstill it's not even cold yesterday they said it was too cold to snow what does that even mean they must have known it was coming
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
traveling with her subjects is the queen at two inches long she's the largest ant in the world and she's a new queen when her mother's
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Quote examples
Johnny Simmons
American Actor
I have a couple of friends who have gone pro in sports, and if you are off by an inch, it's an entire mindgame for the next week. That's how it works: like, your whole world is based around an inch. Being an actor, your whole world turns on an inch, too.
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Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Darren Boyd
English Actor
I love comedy with a passion, and I hope that shows in my work. I would never want to move an inch away from comedy. What I want to do is continue to grow and extend myself, so if anything, I'm adding things on.
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Eddie Redmayne
English Actor
What is important is for me to do my best work on camera. The camera is inches away from you and sees every micromovement of every muscle of your eye. And if you're not relaxed, the camera sees it.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Like everybody else, I've had relationships in which I was passionately in love but was completely miserable all the time and didn't trust the person I was in love with one inch.
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Monty Williams
American Coach
It's just life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just, whatever it is, a step, an inch, you just got to keep moving forward.
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Christen Press
American Athlete
You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.
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Steven Van Zandt
American Musician
Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches.
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Peter Morgan
British Writer
People test movies within an inch of their life so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one.
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Henry George
American Economist
How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it.
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Johnny Simmons
American Actor
I have a couple of friends who have gone pro in sports, and if you are off by an inch, it's an entire mindgame for the next week. That's how it works: like, your whole world is based around an inch. Being an actor, your whole world turns on an inch, too.
Quote examples
Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
Quote examples
Darren Boyd
English Actor
I love comedy with a passion, and I hope that shows in my work. I would never want to move an inch away from comedy. What I want to do is continue to grow and extend myself, so if anything, I'm adding things on.
Quote examples
Eddie Redmayne
English Actor
What is important is for me to do my best work on camera. The camera is inches away from you and sees every micromovement of every muscle of your eye. And if you're not relaxed, the camera sees it.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Like everybody else, I've had relationships in which I was passionately in love but was completely miserable all the time and didn't trust the person I was in love with one inch.
Quote examples
Monty Williams
American Coach
It's just life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just, whatever it is, a step, an inch, you just got to keep moving forward.
Quote examples
Christen Press
American Athlete
You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.
Quote examples
Steven Van Zandt
American Musician
Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches.
Quote examples
Peter Morgan
British Writer
People test movies within an inch of their life so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one.
Quote examples
Henry George
American Economist
How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it.
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