ınch

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Definition of ınch in English English dictionary

{n} the twelfth part of a foot, a small piece

{v} to drive, take, give or retreat by inches

Related Terms

Characters Per Inch

measurement of the compactness of a printer font

Synonyms

fingerbreadth, one thirty-sixth of a yard, square

Etymology

[ 'inch ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English ynce, from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”).