Inch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

a unit of measurement for advertising space

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪntʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪntʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɪntʃ/.

Examples

He edged towards the car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

edge in column inch

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
noun	a unit of measurement for advertising space
verb	advance slowly, as if by inches “He edged towards the car”

Word Forms

inch	verb	advance slowly, as if by inches
inch	noun	a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zoll

eine Längeneinheit, die einem Zwölftel Fuß entspricht

🇫🇷French

pouce

une unité de longueur égale à un douzième de pied

🇪🇸Spanish

pulgada

una unidad de longitud igual a una doceava parte de un pie

🇮🇹Italian

pollice

un'unità di lunghezza pari a un dodicesimo di piede

🇵🇹Portuguese

polegada

uma unidade de comprimento igual a um duodécimo de pé

🇷🇺Russian

дюйм

единица длины, равная одной двенадцатой фута

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इंच

एक फुट के बारहवें हिस्से के बराबर लंबाई की एक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

ইঞ্চি

এক ফুটের দ্বাদশ ভাগের সমান দৈর্ঘ্যের একক

🇮🇳Tamil

அங்குலம்

ஒரு அடியின் பன்னிரண்டில் ஒரு பகுதிக்கு சமமான நீள அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

అంగుళం

ఒక అడుగులో పన్నెండవ వంతుకు సమానమైన పొడవు యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

इंच

फूटाच्या बाराव्या भागाच्या लांबीचे एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇંચ

એક ફૂટના બારમા ભાગની લંબાઈનું એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಂಚು

ಒಂದು ಅಡಿ ಹನ್ನೆರಡನೇ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮನಾದ ಉದ್ದದ ಒಂದು ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഞ്ച്

ഒരു അടിയുടെ പന്ത്രണ്ടിലൊന്നിന് തുല്യമായ നീളമുള്ള ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਚ

ਫੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਬਾਰ੍ਹਵੇਂ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انچ

ایک فٹ کے بارہویں حصے کے برابر لمبائی کی اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

英寸

等于十二分之一英尺的长度单位

🇯🇵Japanese

インチ

1フィートの12分の1に等しい長さの単位

🇰🇷Korean

인치

1/12피트에 해당하는 길이의 단위

🇹🇭Thai

นิ้ว

หน่วยความยาวเท่ากับหนึ่งในสิบสองฟุต

🇮🇩Indonesian

inci

satuan panjang yang sama dengan seperduabelas kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

pulgada

isang yunit ng haba na katumbas ng isang ikalabindalawa ng isang talampakan

🇲🇾Malay

inci

satu unit panjang sama dengan satu perdua belas kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوصة

وحدة الطول تساوي جزءًا من اثني عشر من القدم

🇮🇷Persian

اینچ

واحد طول برابر با یک دوازدهم پا

🇹🇷Turkish

inç

ayağın on ikide birine eşit uzunluk birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִינְטשׁ

יחידת אורך השווה לשתיים עשרה של רגל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inch'?

The primary meaning of 'inch' is 'a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot'.

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Using 'inch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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