inch
Betekenis
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- An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.
- Any very short distance.
- Any of various similar units of length in other traditional systems of measurement.
- A depth of one inch on the ground, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- A depth of one inch in a glass, used as a rough measurement of alcoholic beverages.
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɪnt͡ʃ/
Etymologie
From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin uncia (“Roman inch, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Cognate with Middle Dutch enke (“thumb, thumb's width, inch”). Doublet of ounce, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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