inch

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. inch¹ (ĭnch)n. Abbr. in or in.
1. A unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to ¹/₁₂ of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See table at measurement.
2. A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.
3. A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C.
4. A very small degree or amount:
won't budge an inch.intr. & tr.v. inched, inch·ing, inch·es
To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees:
inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.Idioms:every inch
In every respect; entirely: “Ay, every inch a king!” (Shakespeare). inch by inch
Very gradually or slowly.within an inch of
Almost to the point of:
came within an inch of death. [Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin ūncia, one twelfth of a unit. See oi-no- in Indo-European Roots.] II. inch² (ĭnch)n. Scots
A small island. [Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic innis, from Old Irish inis.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  column inch, in, edge